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 * Vending Machine: Insert Ideas Here**

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My original topic seemed a bit too corporate and confined so I went onto expand the idea a bit more. From beverages I moved onto water. From water I got the inspiration/idea of those who are in need of freshwater. This idea came to me with the help especially of the website which planted trees based on everyone's will to interact.

Basically, Vending Machine is a place where people can create imaginary beverages for fun. Every contribution made a bottle of water is donated to those in need. As a bonus and encouragement to not just play around. Drinks with potential may be selected to be manufactured as real drinks. (So in the end, I did come back to the corporate side a bit.)


 * Personas**

__Kevin AKA HungryMan__ (users can make screenames)

Kevin had grown up in a less developed area of China, where his parents had to work in factories/farms. Life was hard, the water and air slowly became polluted. He himself knows that he was fortunate enough to move away from that environment so he understands the hardships well. He loves to help, contribute in any small way he can. He has a big family, being the eldest son he never refuses to help out his siblings. Even if it is at a disadvantage to him. Kevin had recently began surfing the internet and found that it connected him to many other people across the world. What he loves most is to surf around forums. It makes him feel good knowing he can contribute without having to leave his chair. The acknowlegements he gets is also a bonus. He makes it his duty to check the forums he frequents everyday. He himself is a father of a daughter and son, knowing how to cook is a given for him. Although Kevin is a bit uptight/more mature, he finds that he often feels worked up when forum members are joking around on matters more serious. It's as though he wishes to regulate these forums.

__Lucia AKA HappeeTreee__

Lucia is an optimistic young woman who loves to try new things. She's not very talented in other aspects such as sports, or math, but she has a good sense of creativity and loves to make food. Almost her entire family is made of chefs, so she learns a lot from here and there. However, her parents don't wish for her to follow their footsteps. They rather she tried for something more "promising" (at least in their opinion). Restaurant hours are always long and hard as they always said. As much as Lucia understood her parents best wishes, she couldn't help but feel a bit lacking. Which is why she liked to share her talent with the world on the web. She finds that most commenters are kind and enthusiastic. She can't quite tell whether they're sincere but any encouragement alone made her feel more welcome/wanted. Though because of this, she has trouble sorting out her own confidence in reality. It has also become very conflicting for her to choose between, her love of food and creativity and making her parents happy.

J__ay AKA VendEE__

Jay was one of the first people to sign up for VendingMachine.com. Hence he was able to grab the name of the website's mascot. He's a very busy beverage company owner. He himself had worked hard to get to where he is today. Jay has recently found a fiancee whom he wishes to marry. Due to that reason, he has to constantly find new ways of making more money. Jay doesn't appreciate those without potential, or are clumbsy and can't work. He has no patience for them. Which is why when on Vending Machine he only comments on what he thinks is good. or worthy of his attention. Jay's rival distributor is the sponsor of the VendingMachine website, giving him more reason to keep watch. It's like an insider's view of what he has to face in the near future. Jay lives with a roomate, who is also his business partner. He was much more laid back, which makes Jay feel even more like he should be working harder in his place.

Images I used In the making of the website (Image references) VendEE was made up of the Japanese Coke Vending Machine

Here's VendEE

Mapping out...idea at the beginning...