2. Problem Statement
Chicago is the 3rd largest city in the world
A lot of tourism, still drive new audience to visit the city -> spend money
Improve tourist satisfaction -> drive repeat visits
Too many things to see and do
Museums
Landmarks
Architecture Tours
Zoo’s
Goal:
Utilize mobile and desktop to make decisions about what to visit.
Integrate with social technologies
3. Live Demo and Learning Points
Windows Phone 8.1
Windows 8
AppStuido for Windows Phone and Windows Phone 8.1
Rapid Prototyping
Still requires tweaks to the code
Chicago News Feeds
Children Friendly
4. Conclusions and Future Work
Simple easy to use tour guide application
Allows you to research and preview Chicago area hotspots
Supported Platforms
Windows 8.1
Windows Phone 8
Future
Support Windows Phone 8.1
Voice Search
Hook into Wikipedia for landmark/monument information
Maps integration
5. Questions?
Windows 8.1
Windows Phone 8
http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/windy-city-tour-guide/a582c990-
1879-48dc-872e-862c4bd4d4c7
Scott J. Krieder
@skrieder
http://scottkrieder.com
skrieder@outlook.com
