What I've found with genealogy is that for people that don't normally
do genealogy, they don't just *do* it without discovering it first.
In the church, in particular, they do it because they've been asked to
participate in a genealogy class, or a class at BYU. So you've got to
keep it fun and as simple as possible. With an interface that draws
people in, encourages them to just happen to "stumble upon" genealogy
as they do it, their genealogy will be done without them even
realizing they did genealogy (such a big and scary word!). So my
recommendation is to have something very simple, almost a game (I've
got ideas I'd be happy to share off-list), that will draw them in at
first, and then allow them to "discover" genealogy once they've gotten
further into the game. Sort of the "milk before meat" principle.
Just my $.02.
Jesse
On 11/22/06, Gordon Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Developers,
We are looking for a new, intuitive and effective way to assist typical
members (ie.
members with limited computer and genealogical experience) to enter through
a desktop client basic family information about parents, children, spouse(s)
and siblings for up to four generations. Event dates and locations, if
known, should be captured for the birth, death, and marriage of each family
member.
Below are some of the methods that we have seen:
* One big form per family where you leave unused siblings or spouse(s)
blank.
* Forms dynamically generated by the number of spouse(s) and children.
* Add persons and info as you need it.
* Pedigree for just names then drill down to add the detail information.
* One big pedigree where you leave unused areas blank.
* Multiple Descendency charts for each set of great-great grand parents
* Many different combinations of the above.
Please respond to this email ASAP, if you are interested in taking time to
prepare a
description of your best new, intuitive, and effective solution. More
details will be
emailed to all respondents.
Best regards,
Gordon Clarke
FamilySearch DevNet Manager
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