Project
Your project will involve designing, implementing and evaluating a desktop application called MovieOrganizer . This application, which allows users to search through a large database of movies, is based on the FilmFinder application developed at the University of Maryland.The basic operation that every MovieOrganizer should support is allowing users to query for information on any type of movie, based on different attributes (e.g., actors, director, movie type, year for movie, etc). A sample screenshot of the original FilmFinder application, which supports this basic querying mode, is included below. All MovieOrganizers have to include querying facilities, however, these facilities do not have to be the same as they are in FilmFinder.
In addition to querying, your MovieOrganizer has to allow users to contribute personalized information . Examples of personalized information include allowing a user to add ratings, to maintain a list of movies that s/he would like to see, or to add recommendations from friend. Talking to users and gathering requirements will enable to you decide what features your application will support.
Your MovieOrganizer will also have to manage data. Therefore, you should include a component that handles data transactions, such as adding, deleting, editing and printing records. This is not a database course, however, your application will need data in order to be tested at the end with users (and the markers!).
 Fig. 1 All dots representing the various films. |
 Fig. 2 Getting details for one movie. |