Finding it difficult to think of your next read or movie? Have a book or movie in mind, but don't know if you should read it or maybe watch it? We have created a web application where the user can obtain detailed information for books and movies (such as the synopsis, director/author, parental rating, and book cover and movie poster images) just by entering a search term. On the web application, the user can also be directed to Google Books to purchase the book title related to their inquiry - or watch a trailer through IMDb.
AS A reader and movie watcher I WANT to look up book and movie recommendations and compare the two mediums SO THAT I can find information about authors/directors, decide if I am more interested in watching the movie or reading the book, and be directed to links to purchase the book or watch the trailer of the movie that interests me.
GIVEN a media search dashboard with a form input WHEN I input a title into the search box THEN I am presented with a selection of information for books and movies.
WHEN I scroll through the selection of books displayed THEN I am presented with the specific book title, the author, the synopsis, publication date, average user rating, page count, and access to purchase the book through Google Books.
WHEN I scroll through the selection of movies displayed THEN I am presented with the specific movie title, the director, the synopsis, IMDb rating, the parental rating, date of release, and access to watch the trailer through IMDb.
The following animation demonstrates the application functionality:
