Novel Concept would first like to make a public apology regarding the abrupt rescheduling of its research experiments. This was due to factors outside of the company's control and is being handled accordingly. Those who had already scheduled research times with Novel Concept will be given first priority to reschedule for Monday or Tuesday, the 22nd and 23rd. Novel Concept is willing to work around participants' schedules. Anyone who is interested in helping the company with its research is advised to email the company at NovelCencept411@gmail.com to set up a research time. Also, check the website soon for general testing times for those two dates. The company is offering both stock and cogent to all its participants, as well as refreshments, in an attempt to remedy this error.

In other news, the first full motion prototype has been completed and the team has entered the final development stage. Now that the baseline coding has been created for each interactive element, the developers can now begin to refine and add to each element to make it more exciting. The company has caught wind of another Sherlock Holmes app in the preliminary stages, and hopes to quickly increase opportunities for user input to its own application and be first to market. Though the company has experienced an unexpected hiccup in its research plan, the delay is minor enough that the company is able to stay close to its projected calendar from the beginning of the semester. They have secured a meeting time with the Statistics Consulting Center in order to shorten the data analysis stage of their research and lessen the impact of the setback.

Novel Concept will be making its final presentation at 2pm on December 2nd in Stewart Center room 314. Be sure to visit the third floor of Knoy Hall of Technology to check out the company display easel and take one of the presentation reminder cards. Be sure to check the company website frequently until then as different teasers are sure to appear. The company is excited to present its product, and its team members have already begun practicing in anticipation of the event. The team invites other companies to form a presentation symposium of sorts to allow each company the opportunity to gain peer input for their final product presentations and research papers.

Time is moving quickly forward, bringing with it thoughts of testing and final presentations. Product research will take place at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, and 3:30 Thursday and Friday, November 18 and 19, in KNOY 352. Participants will be asked to read different segments of an e-book and answer questions about their experience. The study will take approximately 30-25 minutes and will begin promptly at the listed times. There are limited spots available; interested persons are advised to contact Novel Concept at NovelConcept411@gmail.com to reserve a time slot. Novel Concept has a confirmed final presentation time slot of 2:00pm on Thursday, December 2 in STEW 314. The presentation will include information about the project, research findings and conclusions, as well as a demo of the finished product.

The product has successfully made the transition to the final stage of development. The final asset library has been completed, with only a few edits needed, and the development is moving forward at an increasing pace. A still- otion prototype has been completed with 98% of the final graphics in place, and a scrolling menu has been added. There have been minimal developing hiccups, and the project sponsors have been able to provide useful insight to keep the project moving forward. Though it will be tight, Novel Concept is confident that the first full-motion prototype will be completed in time for testing.

For more information abou the product and its current develpoment, feel free to visit the company website at NovelConcept411.com. Here, information about the group members is also available, and links to their individual portfolios are included.

With the asset library almost complete (about two more to go), Novel Concept can now switch gears and develop, develop, develop the meat of the application. All pages have been layed out and tested on the iPad, and now all that's left is adding all the bells and whistles that'll really make it sing. With help and support from the project sponsors, more coding wisdom and brilliant techniques have trickled through the group and can now be implemented towards the project. In terms of research, Novel Concept has been able to receive a response from the IRB regarding their research, and is optimistic that they will receive the "ok" in time for testing, which is currently scheduled for the week of November 15. The Statistics consulting center has also been approached, and though they have yet to schedule, the final steps are being taken to get everything ready for testing. More detailed experiment information, as well as the group's current progress, can be found on the company website. Check back soon for more information regarding the final presentation!

Novel Concept, LLC, Makes a Change With new interactive e-books arriving in the app store for the iPad, Novel Concept has decided to introduce more varied and objective-based interactive elements into their product. The group has already formatted all of the pages and have completed several final graphics, which places them relatively on schedule towards completing this task. In combination with the expertise and knowledge of their sponsors, the end product looks even more promising and impressive. The next step is to complete the rest of the final graphics as well as simultaneously developing the code that will make them interactive.

Novel Concept, LLC. Trucking Ahead The storyboards have been completed and the group has now moved on to the creation of the asset library. Now that the text and graphics have been laid out, the developers will be able to expand the prototype to include the rest of the book. It is exciting to see the project begin to unfold, and the next step is finishing the asset library and creating a still-framed prototype complete with page turns and menu functionality.