Well almost…Following our last workshop which was held at the offices of Robert and Wakoopa, we decided that it was time to start developing “in the wild”, in more real world situations. We are looking for partners with locations who are open to experimentation and willing to work together. What we can offer is a team of eager developers and a evolving presence-based server technology which can be rolled into different use-cases. We will listen to your needs, explore possibilities together and do what most web-developers already do or should be doing, which is listening to users and iterating new improved designs. User-driven design methodology sounds quite wordy, but it cuts through a lot of assumptions that might often lead nowhere fast and take a long time to change course.

Space 1:
We are looking for a quieter location, where you might find people reading, talking without needing to shout.

Space 2:
The other location is a more nightlife-like space. Perhaps a bar with music. The sound level has to be high enough to not be able to hear other people talk (intermittantly) thus providing design limitations which the team will need to work around. We hope to eventually explore clubs, but baby steps first.

We are working from amsterdam. If you feel left out of this research, drop us a line, if you are willing to set up yourselves than we can start experimenting in other cities too. Software update for roomware server is soon to follow.

With a new server, and Trac running to coordinate work on the code base, we aim to take this project to the next level.

We do want to invite design students on board to earn credit for collaboration. You will get the opportunity to explore open-source practises, and bring your creative juices into contact with real situations rather than the white box of the lab and classroom.

(picture of Roomware Server running FlickrPickr at ApacheCon 2007)