The STAGE project keeps progressing. So far we have done a lot of important work, like, among other things:
we conducted questionnaries with end users - older people - to define users profiles and preferences, and to create a standard profile of the STAGE platform user; importantly, we found out what kind of cultural activity they prefer, to what extent they are familiar with digital devices and many other information that oriented our ativities towards meeting the real, and not only hypothetical, needs and preferences - both cultural and technical - of our potential audience;
we defined a procedure for involving end users in the project - to achieve this, we adopted a suitable methodology that let us establish selection criteria;
we developed a draft graphical user interface and tested its functionality by presenting static pictures (mock-ups) to the elder people and asking for their opinion; As a result, for example, a preliminary version of the STAGE ICT platform's home page was adjusted to the needs and preferences of the respondents, and a new design will be proposed now;
our detailed field studies on older people's perspective let us define technical specifications that should feature the STAGE platform to meet users' requirements;
The first version of the STAGE platform
The adjusted version of the STAGE platform
we developed a prototype version of the STAGE platform and have been adding cultural events delivered to us by cooperating cultural institutions; the prototype of the platform offers live streaming and recorded events;