{"id":1802,"date":"2024-03-21T12:20:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T16:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3.12.124.99\/?p=1802"},"modified":"2026-05-05T13:43:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:43:03","slug":"the-mutt-board-the-streamlined-steps-and-why-its-necessary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/digitalcorps\/2024\/03\/21\/the-mutt-board-the-streamlined-steps-and-why-its-necessary\/","title":{"rendered":"The MUTT Board: The Streamlined Steps and Why It\u2019s Necessary\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As time passes, and people come and go, one thing stays the same at the Digital Corps: <em>the giant board right outside the office<\/em>. This eye-catching item is called the MUTT Board, an interactive touchscreen created by the developers at the Digital Corps. Since 2012, the Corps has used the MUTT Board to highlight fun activities and events around campus. However, many people only see the glamorous side of managing it. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The MUTT Board is one of the most important Digital Corps creations. What some people see as a fun item to use between classes is really their first interaction with the office. To get a functional result, a lot of design and code prep is required, as well as communication between teams.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The MUTT Board process can be separated into four streamlined steps, and each design starts the same way.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 53%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\"><strong><em>Step 1: Idea Requests<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"650\" src=\"http:\/\/3.12.124.99\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-20-at-3.14.22-PM-1024x650.png\" alt=\"Two students in front of a whiteboard drawing out ideas and discussing them.\" class=\"wp-image-1803 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/14201154\/Screenshot-2024-03-20-at-3.14.22-PM-1024x650.png 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/14201154\/Screenshot-2024-03-20-at-3.14.22-PM-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/14201154\/Screenshot-2024-03-20-at-3.14.22-PM-768x488.png 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/14201154\/Screenshot-2024-03-20-at-3.14.22-PM-1536x975.png 1536w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/14201154\/Screenshot-2024-03-20-at-3.14.22-PM.png 1937w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every design starts from a request from sponsors or leaders at the Digital Corps. <strong>Kiri Woodruff<\/strong>, a Master on the Development Team, reflected on her experience with these \u201ctechnically difficult projects,\u201d specifically the Color by Number project with Pete Davidson and John Mulaney.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/3.12.124.99\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kiri-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1806\" style=\"width:312px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/14201157\/kiri-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/14201157\/kiri-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/14201157\/kiri-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/14201157\/kiri-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/14201157\/kiri-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/14201157\/kiri-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/14201157\/kiri.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><em>Kiri Woodruff, a Master Development Team<\/em> member<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe process we had was a quick turnaround, I think we got assigned the project the week before it was supposed to be released&#8230; because the event was that Saturday, we had to get it done in two weeks&#8217; time!&#8221;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Requests can come at any point, and short periods to finish projects will not stop designs from being displayed. Even though request times vary between these types of projects, there will always be someone working on the project.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 53%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\"><strong><em>Step 2: Designing The Assets<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/3.12.124.99\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DesigningAssets-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"A picture of the MUTT Board displaying a kitchen design. There is a &quot;Celebrate Black History Month&quot; card on a refrigerator.\" class=\"wp-image-1807 size-full\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the idea and rough outline is made, designers tend to get involved in designing assets. In fact, some trainees begin by working on these assets because it is a great introduction to how their work connects with the other teams.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From building gingerbread houses to making personalized pumpkins, all the graphics on the board are contributed by designers. Like the developers, designers can get short windows of time to turn around a design, so people are always working on what can be included. Of course, the code must bring the assets to life\u2014and that\u2019s when developers take over.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 53%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\"><strong><em>Step 3: Developer Touch-ups<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/3.12.124.99\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DeveloperTouchups-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"A developer typing out code onto a laptop\" class=\"wp-image-1808 size-full\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Creating a functional final product using complex code is important so the design is entertaining enough to interact with. <strong>Drew Heiss,<\/strong> a Development Team Master, talked about this principle during an interview about the MUTT Board\u2019s history.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/3.12.124.99\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/drewh-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1641\" style=\"width:312px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/01\/14200714\/drewh-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/01\/14200714\/drewh-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/01\/14200714\/drewh-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/01\/14200714\/drewh-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/01\/14200714\/drewh-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/01\/14200714\/drewh-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/01\/14200714\/drewh.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><em>Drew Heiss, a Master Development Team member<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s what the MUTT board does\u2014it opens opportunities for collaboration in the Corps that you usually wouldn\u2019t get in projects\u2026 build drag and drop systems, storing, and QR code stuff. It was awesome!\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For projects like a&nbsp;photo mosaic wall, nearly <em>600 photos<\/em> can be taken using the board\u2019s camera system. The developers need to be capable of handling that level of information and any errors that form as a result. The final step happens once everything the developers work on is ready for review!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 53%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\"><strong><em>Step 4: The Final Reviews<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/3.12.124.99\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FinalReviews-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1809 size-full\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before any projects can be displayed, team leads typically get the final say on what could be improved or if a design is ready for release. If the design still needs some additions, the team lead might tweak certain elements or have it reviewed again, but if the work is ready then the design will be updated for anybody to use on the MUTT Board.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Behind the scenes of just one design are layers of team building, communication, and code. Each step is necessary to create the polished design you see, proving just how important the board is for other people and Digital Corps students.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As time passes, and people come and go, one thing stays the same at the Digital Corps: the giant board right outside the office. This eye-catching item is called the MUTT Board, an interactive touchscreen created by the developers at the Digital Corps. 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