The document describes an app called Vusic that allows users to vote on music being played at various locations. It was created to solve the problem of people arguing over songs in cars and other places where music is played. The app would have 5 tabs: 1) Now Playing to see the queue and vote on songs, 2) Where You At? to find nearby locations using Vusic, 3) Search or Browse to find songs from linked accounts or trending lists, 4) Settings to customize the experience, and 5) My Profile. Screenshots of prototypes and a cost analysis are also included.

1.
Drew
Berman
EDIT
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McCalla
4.28.2016
VUSIC
https://marvelapp.com/bb34i
Executive
Summary
The
idea
for
Vusic,
which
is
the
combination
of
‘music’
and
‘voting’,
came
to
me
when
I
was
listening
to
music
in
the
car
with
my
friends.
Everyone
had
their
own
opinion
on
what
should
be
played,
and
as
the
songs
constantly
changed
every
time
the
driver
felt
like
it,
everyone
gave
up
trying
to
play
their
favorite
song.
Vusic
was
the
answer
to
this
music
dictatorship,
while
also
solving
the
continuous
problem
of
songs
being
cut
off
halfway
and
changed
without
asking.
This
app
not
only
targets
millennial’s
in
cars,
but
honestly
anyone
who
loves
music,
or
anywhere
music
is
played.
Management
and
employees
of
restaurants,
clubs,
and
bars
can
enjoy
not
having
to
answer
customers’’
song
requests.
Users
of
the
app
will
engage
friends
or
other
customers
to
sign
up
and
vote
for
their
music
choice.
The
app
features
5
tabs;
1.
Now
Playing,
2.
Where
You
At?,
3.
Search
or
Browse,
4.
Settings
and
Preferences,
5.
My
Profile.
These
are
displayed
below
with
different
content
described
for
each.
Within
the
‘Now
Playing’
tab
you
will
be
able
to
nominate
or
vote
on
songs
and
see
what’s
on
queue.
‘Where
You
At?’
will
use
your
current
location
so
you
can
see
and
choose
to
join
any
nearby
venues
with
a
Vusic
party
set
up.
‘Search
or
Browse’
is
where
you
link
your
Spotify
or
SoundCloud
accounts
and
import
your
own
music.
You
may
also
see
the
trending
songs
on
Vusic,
within
specific
locations,
or
with
your
friends.
‘Settings
and
Preferences’
is
for
customizing
your
Vusic
experience
and
profile
-­‐‑
which
you
can
view
in
the
‘My
Profile’
tab.
This
report
also
includes
screenshots
of
the
prototypes
created,
a
list
of
the
Tools
used
to
design
this
app,
and
a
quick
description
that
could
be
displayed
in
the
App
Store.
Finally,
a
cost
analysis
is
attached
which
calculates
the
total
cost
of
Vusic’s
design
and
breaks-­‐‑down
the
numbers
for
a
clearer
understanding.

2.
Drew
Berman
EDIT
4020
McCalla
4.28.2016
Problem/Opportunity
So
many
people
argue
over
song
choices
and
why
not
make
life
easy,
less-­‐‑tense
and
fun
for
everyone?
There
needs
to
be
an
app
where
you
or
others
around
you
could
nominate
a
song
by
voting
it
into
the
queued
playlist
-­‐‑
creating
a
democracy
for
the
songs
being
played
in
the
venue
or
location.
The
only
way
a
song
is
played,
is
if
it
has
the
leading
number
of
votes
in
the
list
of
nominated
songs.
Anyone
could
request
songs
without
bothering
the
party
hosts,
bartenders,
or
management.
and
like
I
said,
it’s
a
democracy.
It
creates
a
fair
way
for
everyone
to
choose
the
songs
they
want.
Target
Audience
This
app
would
be
extremely
useful
not
just
in
long
car
rides
or
at
parties
with
friends,
but
also
in
bars,
clubs
and
restaurants.
Main
Components/Features
of
Product

3.
Drew
Berman
EDIT
4020
McCalla
4.28.2016
1. Now
Playing
o Like
or
Share
the
‘Now
Playing’
Song
o View
who
nominates
songs,
the
number
of
votes
for
each
and
the
ranking
in
the
queue
o Nominate:
§ Songs
for
The
Queue
o Vote
on
What’s
Next
§ Vote
YES:
Ø On
What
You
Like
§ Vote
NO:
Ø On
That
Song
You
Would
Just
Rather
Not
Listen
To
2. Where
You
At?
o Allow
Vusic
to
use
your
location
o See
map
of
local
venues
and
places
using
Vusic
o Pick
a
location
to
get
started

4.
Drew
Berman
EDIT
4020
McCalla
4.28.2016
3.
Search
or
Browse
o Users
should
link/connect
their
music
streaming
services,
such
as:
§ Spotify
and
SoundCloud
o Search
for
Songs
or
Artists
o Users
are
then
able
to
look
through:
§ Their
own
music
libraries
§ Best
of
Vusic
Ø Most
popular
music
on
the
app
4. Settings
and
Preferences
o Users
can
set
and
adjust
settings
and
personal
preferences
here,
for:
§ Their
user
experience
on
the
app
§ Their
profile
page
o Party
Host
Options
§ Ban
certain
songs/artists
§ Override
nominations
and
votes
5.
My
Profile
o View
profile
picture,
username,
map
of
nearby
&
current
venue,
personal
nominations
&
votes,
and
list
of
friends
on
Vusic
§ Easily
click
a
previously
nominated/voted
for
song
to
request
again
or
find
a
friend’s
profile
on
the
app
§ Message
Friends

5.
Drew
Berman
EDIT
4020
McCalla
4.28.2016
Prototypes
APP
LOGO
DESIGN:
Now
Playing
Screen:

6.
Drew
Berman
EDIT
4020
McCalla
4.28.2016
Tools
Used
o MarvelApp
§ Actual
beta
test
to
show
how
app
would
run
for
user
o Google
Slides
§ First
attempts
and
prototypes
for
screens
o Canva
§ Final
screens
o Pixlr-­‐‑Editor
§ App
logo
and
certain
parts
of
app
screen
design’s
§ Used
for
when
I
needed
to
edit
pictures,
or
use
magic
wand
tool
on
negative
space
Product
Description
This
product
creates
a
democratic
jukebox
-­‐‑
a
fair
way
for
everyone
to
choose
the
songs
they
want
right
from
their
phone.
The
user
can
join
nearby
parties/venues
to
nominate
and
live-­‐‑vote
on
the
song
queue
for
that
location.
The
only
way
a
song
is
played,
is
if
it
has
the
highest
vote
count
for
any
currently
nominated
song.
Users
can
also
down-­‐‑vote
a
song
if
they
don’t
like
a
nomination,
or
don’t
want
to
hear
a
song
played
again.
By
linking
a
music
streaming
service,
you
have
your
own
library
at
your
fingertips
and
can
play
what
you
want,
even
if
other
users
don’t
know
it.
This
app
would
be
for
shared
use
between
friends,
coworkers
and
random
neighbors
or
bar/club/restaurant
attendees.
Unique
Features
o Party
Hosts:
You
want
everyone
to
have
a
say
on
what
music
is
playing,
so
that
everyone
stays
happy
and
has
fun.
You
also
don’t
want
people
being
able
to
just
change
a
song
right
in
the
middle
of
it
because
they
have
“something
better”
or
are
could
have
possibly
been
drinking
and
didn’t
really
care
about
anything
else
but
their
favorite
song
(this
happens
to
my
friends
and
I
all
the
time
and
can
be
extremely
frustrating)

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Drew
Berman
EDIT
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McCalla
4.28.2016
§ This
setting
will
allow
someone
to
be
the
chosen
“president”
or
basically
an
admin
of
the
party.
Ø Before
the
start,
they
would
create
the
‘party’
that
people
can
join
when
the
arrive.
Therefore,
the
host
is
actually
hosting
the
music
voting
for
the
queue
as
well.
§ They
could
set
some
restrictions
before
hand
Ø Hate
a
certain
song?
Block
it
Ø Not
a
big
fan
of
country?
Ban
the
genre
Ø Have
kids
at
the
party?
Limit
the
list
of
songs
to
choose
from,
or
as
well
as
the
list
of
genres
or
artists
ü Or
set
a
restriction
blocking
explicit
music
§ Some
other
ideas
of
mine
for
rules
included:
Ø Limiting
how
many
songs
you
can
nominee
Ø How
many
times
you
can
vote
(yes
or
no)
Ø Blocking
certain
people
from
nominating
(before
or
during
the
event)
§ The
president
would
also
gain
a
final
say
in
the
queue.
This
would
allow
them
to:
Ø Skip
a
song
Ø Play
their
song
choice
over
everyone
else’s
nominations
Cost
Analysis
Budget
Category
Category
Description
$
Amount
Spent
Percentage
of
Budget
Value
Added
to
Product/Brand
(%
VUSIC
APP
DEVELOPMENT
Hire
employees
to
help
with
design
&
development
$60,000
30%
35%
Creation
of
Prototype
$100,000
50%
7%
Pay
for
Focus
Group
–
Sample
Test
with
Consumers
$10,000
5%
30%
Re-­‐‑design
and
create
a
new
prototype
based
on
consumer
feedback
$30,000
15%
28%
Total
Budget
=
$200,000
Total
Percentage
=
100%
Total
Value
Added
=
100%