Ix d report final version 2

University of Texas at DallasATEC 3363

Leslie McMillin

Smart House GUI DesignDonnie Cui, Patrick Herbert, Brentt Kasmiskie, Jason

Mericle11/15/2011

• ProjectDescriptionandObjective,Overview

• UserResearchandInsights

• ProposedProductConcepts

• FunctionalDiagrams

• UsabilityTestExplanationandResults

• FinalScreenDesignsandDescriptions

• TeamBiography

• WorksCited

Objective:TodesignanddemonstrateaGUIfordevice(s)inasmarthouse’smediaroom.Thede-signshouldhavebroaduserappealfromastandpointofusefullness,intuativeoperationandcompellingvisuals.

Goal:Ourmaingoalwastosimplifytheinteractionsrequiredinanentertainmentroom.Oursecondarygoalsweretofreespaceintheroomandmaketheroommoreflexibletouserneeds.Toopenuptheroomweneededtoremoveclutterandobjectsthatwerenotintegraltotheroomasawhole.Toincreasetheflexibilityoftheroomwewantedtoaddfunctionalitythatwouldallowuserstoacomplishtaskstheywerealreadydoinginenter-tainmentroomsbyutilizingoursystem.Ratherthanbringinginexternalmeansoftaskcompletion.

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1.Whatarethetopthreethingsyouwouldwantinamediaroom? Goodsoundsystem,comfortableseating,high-qualitytelevision/screen.2.Whatisthefirstthingyoudowhenyouenteramediaroom? Sitdown.3.Whataresomecomplaints/issuesyouusuallyhaveinmediarooms? Poorlighting4.WouldyouwanttheGUItobewallmounted,portable,orboth? Portable5.Wouldyouwanttheinterfacetobestylized(iPhone)orTextandNumberbased(thermostat)?

Stylized6.WouldyouwanttheGUItohaveamotionsensor?

No7.WouldyouwantittohaveVoiceInteraction,AudioFeedback,Both,orNeither?

Neither8.Wouldyouwantfeaturestolinktogether;ex.whenyouturntheTVonusingtheGUIyoucansetittoturnotherthingsonsuchascable,oravideogameconsole?

No

Surveys

1.Whatarethetopthreethingsyouwouldwantinamediaroom?

TV,Fan,DVD/Blu-Rayplayer2.Whatisthefirstthingyoudowhenyouenteramediaroom?

Turnonthelights.3.Whataresomecomplaints/issuesyouusuallyhaveinmediarooms?

N/A4.WouldyouwanttheGUItobewallmounted,portable,orboth?

Both5.Wouldyouwanttheinterfacetobestylized(iPhone)orTextandNumberbased(thermostat)?

Stylizedwouldmakeiteasiertouse.6.WouldyouwanttheGUItohaveamotionsensor?

Yes,walkingbyshouldactivateitandturnonwhatIprogrammedtocomeon.7.WouldyouwantittohaveVoiceInteraction,AudioFeedback,Both,orNeither?

Iwouldatleastwantaudiofeedback.8.Wouldyouwantfeaturestolinktogether;

ex.whenyouturntheTVonusingtheGUIyoucansetittoturnotherthingsonsuchascable,oravideogameconsole?

Yes,itwouldbeconvenientifwhenIturntheTVonthecableorsatelliteboxcame on,orwhateverIhadlinkedtoit.

UserResearchandInsights


alargetv,acomfortableseatingarea,surroundsound2.Whatisthefirstthingyoudowhenyouenteramediaroom?

turnonthetv3.Whataresomecomplaints/issuesyouusuallyhaveinmediarooms?

toomanyremotecontrols,don'tknowwhatworkswhat,notclearwhattopushto turnthingson4.WouldyouwanttheGUItobewallmounted,portable,orboth?

both5.Wouldyouwanttheinterfacetobestylized(iPhone)orTextandNumberbased(thermostat)?

stylized6.WouldyouwanttheGUItohaveamotionsensor?

yes7.WouldyouwantittohaveVoiceInteraction,AudioFeedback,Both,orNeither?

neither8.Wouldyouwantfeaturestolinktogether;


yes


tv,gameconsole,audio,control/easeofuse2.Whatisthefirstthingyoudowhenyouenteramediaroom?

turnonthelights3.Whataresomecomplaints/issuesyouusuallyhaveinmediarooms?

toomanythingstofumblewithbeforeIgetthingsworking4.WouldyouwanttheGUItobewallmounted,portable,orboth?

both5.Wouldyouwanttheinterfacetobestylized(iPhone)orTextandNumberbased(thermostat)? morestyilized,butmaybesometext6.WouldyouwanttheGUItohaveamotionsensor?


maybe,aslongastvorgamesdidn'tsetitoffaswell,thefeedbackwouldbenice butitcan'tbeannoying.Itmightbebesttofigureoutadifferentwaytogivefeed back,likechangingcolorsofbuttonsorsomethingwhentheyarebeingclicked8.Wouldyouwantfeaturestolinktogether;


yes2 3UserResearchandInsights

Surveys


Television,GamingConsoles,SoundSystem2.Whatisthefirstthingyoudowhenyouenteramediaroom?

Turnonthelight3.Whataresomecomplaints/issuesyouusuallyhaveinmediarooms?

Hasslewithsettinguptodosepcificthings4.WouldyouwanttheGUItobewallmounted,portable,orboth?

both5.Wouldyouwanttheinterfacetobestylized(iPhone)orTextandNumberbased(thermostat)?

stylized6.WouldyouwanttheGUItohaveamotionsensor?


audiofeedback8.Wouldyouwantfeaturestolinktogether;ex.whenyouturntheTVonusingtheGUIyoucansetittoturnotherthingsonsuchascable,oravideogameconsole?

yes


Mymainfocusinmymediaroomisthequalityandcomfortinwhichmymediaispresented.BeinganaudiophileIalwaysfocusonhighqualitysoundfirst.SecondIwouldmakesurethatmymediawasdisplayedonandHDsystemwhetheritbebyDLPprojec-tororalargeLEDTV. LastlyyouneedcomfortsoIwoulddeckmyMediaroomoutwithLazyBoys,beanbagchairs,andacomfortablesofa.2.Whatisthefirstthingyoudowhenyouenteramediaroom?

ChecktheaudioqualityandadjustsettingstogetthebestsoundoutofthesystemforthetypeofmediaIwillbepresenting.3.Whataresomecomplaints/issuesyouusuallyhaveinmediarooms?

Peopletendtofocusonthevisualaspectandslackoffintheaudioarea,leavingthemediaexperienceincomplete.4.WouldyouwanttheGUItobewallmounted,portable,orboth?

Both5.Wouldyouwanttheinterfacetobestylized(iPhone)orTextandNumberbased(thermostat)?

Stylized6.WouldyouwanttheGUItohaveamotionsensor?

No7.WouldyouwantittohaveVoiceInteraction,AudioFeedback,Both,orNeither?

VoiceRecognitionandAudioFeedback8.Wouldyouwantfeaturestolinktogether;


Yes,theharmonytouchscreenremotewouldbeagoodexamplehere.

TeamWantsUserWants

TelevisionVideoGameOptionsLightsA/CFanMotionSensorActivationAudioFeedbackPresetCommandsRelatedActionslistBasicFunctionsofregularremotesTouchScreenFailSafeButtonStandbybuttonWallMountDockingStationSturdyPortable

PortableGoodLightingStylizedInterfaceSoundControlLinkElectronicSystemsEasytouseMotionsensorLightcontrolsHeatsensorEnergyefficientParentalControls

4 5UserResearchandInsights UserResearchandInsights

Surveys Wants&Needs

Background

MygirlfriendKellycamedownonaFridayafternoonandwasheretillTuesdaymorning.InthistimeInoticedafewthingsaboutthewaysheinteractedwithmyentertainmentarea.

Objects

InmyentertainmentareaIhaveaTelevision,aCableBox,andaPlayStation3.Theroomisrightnexttomykitchenandstudyareawheremycomputerissetup.Ialsohaveacabinetfullofdvd’s,andvideogamesthatsheinteractedwith.

Lights

OnethingInoticedwasthatwhenwewouldcomebacktomyapartmentfromgoingtothestoreortoseeamoviewewouldopenthedoor.ThenbecautiousbecauseIhaveacatanditispitchblackintheroom.Whoeverenteredfirstwouldtrytoreacharoundthecornertohitthelightswitchwhiletheotherpersontriedtoshutthedoorbeforemycatranoutorgotsteppedon.IfthelightswouldhavejustcomeonwhensheorIenteredtheroomwewouldn’thavetostumbleforfiveminutes.

Theimmediategoalwastryingtoseewithoutinjuringherself.Thelongtermgoalwastryingtogettoapointofrelaxation.Theactionstakenwereherusingthekeytoopenmydoor,thencautiouslysteppinginside,followedbystumblingaroundthecornertofindalightswitch.

Ethnography:JasonMericle

Food, Bathroom, Pausing

AnotherthingInoticedwasthatunlikeinamovietheaterwhereifyouneedtogotothebathroomyoucan’tpausethemovieinthetheater,youcaninahouse.Insteadofpausingtheshowormovieshewaswatchingshewouldjustgetupandgodoit.Thenwhenshegotbackshewouldaskmetorewindit.ThatcouldhavebeenbecauseIwasthereandsheexpectedmetopauseit,butitneedstobemoreintui-tive.ItneedstoalmostseemasiftheGUIknowsyouleftthearea.

Theimmediategoalwastodosomethingotherthanusingtheentertainmentsystem.Thelongtermgoalwastobeabletocontinuewatchingitwithoutmissinganything.Theactionsweregettingupfromchair,walkingtokitchen,bathroom,computer,etc.Thencomingbacktoentertainmentareaandaskingto

rewinditorwhyIdidn’tpauseit.

Remotes

EverytimemygirlfriendwantedtoturnontheTelevisionandCableBox,therewasalwaysanordealoverwhatbuttonstopressinwhatorder.Shewouldoftenjusthitpoweronmycableremotebutitisn’tsettoturnontheTVtooorshewouldhitthebuttonsbutinthewrongordernotturningiton.Itiscon-fusingtoeveryonewhentherearethreeremotes;onethatdoeseverything,onethatdoessomethings,andonethatisuseless.TheGUIshouldhelpnarrowitdowntotheonethatdoeseverythingremote.

TheimmediategoalwastoturnontheTVandCableBox.ThelongtermgoalwastoactuallywatchTV.Theactionstakenweresittingdown,pickinguptheremotes,pushingTV,thenpower,thencable,then

power.

Sleeping

AnotherthingInoticedwasthatIwouldbeonthecomputer;whichisprobablyabout6feetawayfrommyfuton,butfacingawayfromit,andIwouldturnaroundandshewouldbylyingthere.SoIwouldgetupandwalkoverandshewouldbeasleep.However,theTelevisionwouldstillbeloud,oratleastasloudasitshouldbeifsomeonewasactuallywatchingit.SotheGUIshouldhavesomewayofdetectingifpeopleareasleeporactuallyusingthemediadevices.

Theimmediategoalwasresting,checkingonsomeone.Thelongtermgoalwasfallingasleep,turningdownTelevision.Theactionstepswerelayingdownandpassingout.Alsolookingbehindmyself,get-tingup,lookingtocheckongirlfriend,turningdownTV.


Ethnography:BrenttKasmiskie

Throughmyethnographicresearchthreemainthemescameupthatplayedamajorroleinshapingthisprojectstroage,clutter,remotesandinstallation.

Storage Problems: Inmyhouse’sentertainmentroomthereisamassivestorageproblem.Thereisanentertainmentconsoleandalarge9footcubedstoragetablethatisfullofunusedmoviesandwhateverelsemightbehidinginthere.

Clutter: Thereisalsoaproblemofunusedorunwantedthingstakingupspacewhichcouldbeusedforsomethingelse.Thisincludesanumberofremotesandisinsomewaysrelatedtothestorageproblemsfoundintheroom.

Remotes and installation: Oneofthebigproblemsistheremotecrisis.Theroomhasthreeremotesthatalldomuchthesamething.Oneforthetelevisionandonlyusedtochangesourceinput.Oneforourolderaudiosystem,andoneforcable.Thereisalsoaninstallationproblemthatariseswhenanewdeviceneedstobeaddedtothesystem.Cablesfromdifferentdeviceschaintheoncemodularcabinetstogetherandareatriskofbreakingwhenanythingismoved.

Major Problems:• Lackofstorageandtoomuchtostore• Uselessobjectseverywhere• Toomanyremotes• Difficultyinstallingnewdevices

Ethnography:DonnieCui

Audio & Video Selector Therearetoomanymediaplayersandgameplayersinmymediaroom,itisverycumbersometoconversion.Ifmyfamilymemberwantstouseamediaplayerorvideogame,theyonlyusethe“Audioandvideoselector”totransformbetweenmediaplayerandvideogame.

TheAudioandvideoselectorhasfivebuttonstoonnectwitheachmediadevice,althoughitiseasytouseaudioandvideoselector,itcanbehardtoremembereachbutton.Ifyouwantusesomemediaplayer,youmusttryeachbuttonuntilyoufindtherightone.


Ethnography:PatrickHerbert

Numerous Remotes Whileoneremotecansometimesbeconfusingenoughasitis,whenpeoplehavemultipleelectrnicstheyalsotendtohavealotmoreremotes.Thiscancausesomeconfusionwhenitcomestofindingtheremoteneededtoaccomplishyourtask.Thisisexpeciallysowhenyouhavemorethanoneremotethathaschannelorvolumecontrols,suchaswhenyouhaveacableboxorevendvdcontrol.

Multi Tasking Inoticedthatunlesstheysatdowntowatchamovie,peoplewouldmultitaskanddoanumberofdifferentactivities.Peoplewouldwatchtv,readabook,checktheiremail,socialize,andeventrytogetsomeworkdone.Whilethesetaskswouldn’tdirectlyinterferewitheachother,itwasinconvenianttogetupandfindthelaptoporgotothefilingcainettogetthepaperwork.

Thermostat Therewerealsoafewinstancewheretherewasaneedtochangethetemperature.Unfortunalyethethermostatwasaconsiderabledistanceaway,makinganyatmoshpericcontrolachore.

One-touchactivitycontrols

Saygood-byetocheatsheets.Everyoneinthefamilycanselectwhattheywanttodo—suchas“WatchTV”—andyourHarmonyremotedoestherest.Learnmoreaboutone-touchactivity-basedcontrols.

Workswith225,000+devices

Supportfor5000+brandsand225,000+devices,soyouknowitwillworkwithwhatyouhavetodayandwhatyou’lladdtomorrow.Seehowyourhome-entertainmentsetupwouldworkwithHarmony.

RFwirelesscapability

Youcancontroldevicesyoucan’tsee—likeastereoinaclosedcabinet.whenyouaddaLogi-tech®HarmonyRFExtender(soldseparately).

Replacesupto15remotes

Youcancontrolyourhome-entertainmentdeviceswithoneremote—reducingclutterandcomplexityinyourliv-ingroom.

Technologies:LogitechRemote


KP-4000NetworkKeypadFeaturesandBenefits2-WayModulesforNetworkedMulti-ZoneReceivers2-Waycontrolofallthecustom-friendlybrandsofmulti-zonereceivers.2-WayIPControlofMediaonPCsandiPodsUserConfigurableInternetRSSfeedsforNews,Sports,StocksandWeatherUser-selectedScenesforURCLightingviaRFTX-1LocalControlviaRFTX-1&MRFBaseStationViaanoptionalRFTX-1transmitter,lowcostwirelesscontrolofalocalstackofcomponentscanbedoneviaastandardMSC-400,MRF-350orMRF-260.CreateandStorePlaylistsforFutureUseTheMyMusicmoduleallowsend-userstocreatereusableplaylistsonPCsconnectedtothesystem.StreamMusicfromaMac,WindowsPCorAppleTVViaAirPortExpressandURC’sStreamingMusicModule,anexistingiTunesclientdevicecanbeconnectedwirelesslytoahometheatersysteminadistantroom.EnergyManagementandEnergyMonitoringControlProliphix®IPthermostatsandwatchenergyusageviaTED®(TheEnergyDetective).VolumeDisplayforEveryZoneWhenyourclientsadjustvolumeonaKP-4000,they’llalwaysseeapopupappearonthescreen,labeledforthezonetheyareadjusting.Ifyouprogramittocontrolseveralzones,they’llalwaysknowwhichonetheyareadjusting.

Technologies:KP-4000

TouchlightisnewinteractivedisplaytechnologydevelopedbyresearcherAndyWilsonfromMicrosoftResearch.TheTouchlighttechnologywaspresentedattheSIGGRAPH2005EmergingTechnologiesvenueandfocusesonusingdifferentsurfacesasalternativecomputerinterfaces.

ThetechnicalimplementationofTouchlightconsistsofcombiningatranslucentholographicfilmprojec-tionmaterialandcomputervisiontechniques.Twoinfraredvideocameras,onestillcamera,andanin-fraredilluminatoraremountedbehindtheprojectionmaterial.Alignmentoftheoutputimagesofthetwovideocamerascombinedwithimageprocessingtechniquesenablestheusertointeractwiththescreen.Theimagebecomesbrightwheretheuser’shandsaretouchingornearlytouchingthescreen,therebyenablingtheusertodrawlightacrossthesurfaceofthescreenwithhishands.

Thecharacteristicsoftheprojectionmaterialthatconstitutesthescreenmakeitpossibletoprojectontothematerialandseethroughitatthesametime.Becauseofthetransparencyofthescreen,itispossibletousethedigitalstillcamerabehindthescreentocaptureahighresolutionpictureofanobjectplacedonthesurface.Opticalflowtechniquesarethenusedtoenabletheusertointeractwiththepictureinanaturalandfluidway,e.g.rotateandscalethepicturebymerelytouchingandpullingtheimage.

Touchlightenablesyoutodrawlightacrossthesurfaceofthescreenwithyourhands.Opticalflowtech-niquesmakeitpossibletorotateandscalethehighresolutionpicturebymerelytouchingandpullingtheimage.

Technologies:Touchlight


“SmartDust”isanemergingtechnologymadeupfromtiny,wirelesssensorsor“motes.”Eventually,thesedeviceswillbesmartenoughtotalkwithothersensorsyetsmallenoughtofitontheheadofapin.Eachmoteisatinycomputerwithapowersupply,oneormoresensors,andacommuni-cationsystem.

Smartdustmotesaretypicallyoutfittedwithenvironmentalsensorswhichcanmonitorthingsliketem-perature,humidity,lighting,position,andacceleration.Andonevendor,SkyeTek,sellsasensorthatcanreadRFIDtags.

motescouldbesupplementedbysolarcellsorevenbepoweredby“vibrationsinthewall–abitlikeaselfwindingwristwatch”(Manjoo2001).

Technologies:SmartDust

15UserResearchandInsights

Summaryofdiagramshowinghowultrasonicdirectionalloudspeakerswork

1.Thepiezoelectrictransducers(greycircles)inthedirectionalspeakerproducetwoultrasonicwaves(redandblue),bothofwhichareatfrequencieswaytoohightohear).Thetransducerspumpoutthewavesinafocusedcolumn(likethelightinaflashlightbeam).Thewavesareactuallymodulated(likeradiowaves)andtravelasonewave,butit'ssimplesttoimaginethemastwoquiteseparatewaves.2.Whenthetwowaveshitsomething(orsomeone),theyslowdownanddemodulate,producinganewwave(green)whosefrequencyismuchlower—equaltothedifferenceinfrequenciesbetweenthetwooriginalwaves.Thisisawaveyoucanhear.3.Whenthere'sno-onestandinginthebeam,thewaveskeepontravellingwithoutproducinganau-diblesoundwave—soifthere'sno-onestandinginfrontofthespeaker,there'snothingyoucanhear.4.Peoplestandingoutsidethebeamcan'thearanythingbecause(unlikewithaconventionalloud-speaker)thesoundwavesarenotdivergingfromthesourceofsoundtoreachtheirears.

Technologies:DirectionalSpeakers


Activities-Turnonlights,WatchTV,PlayVideoGames,ControlFan,WatchMovie.Hasslingwiththemanycontrols.

Environment–Doesnotneedlineofsight,Closeproximitytoentrancetomotionactivate.WallMountbuttontolocateGUI.

Interactions–Fumbleforlightswitch.Newusershavetofigureoutremotes.Pickingupmorethanoneremotetowatchmovieorplayvideogame.ChangeChannel,Volume.

Objects–ElectronicTV,VideoGameConsole,DVD/BluRayplayer,Seating,Table,Lights,Fan,A/C,AutomatedWindowShade.

Users–Peoplesocializebeforeandaftermovies,andduringvideogames.Duringsocialeventspeoplemaygetrowdy.

AEIOU’s


ActionSteps

1.FormingtheGoal-Watchadigitallystoredmovie.

2.FormingtheIntention–Walkingintomediaroom;toseeifmovieisdigitallystoredtowatch.

3.SpecifyinganAction–Enteringtheroom,sittinginfrontofinterface.Thenactivatinginterface,findingmovie,watchingmovie.

4.ExecutingtheAction–WalkingintotheroomthewallmountedGUI’smotionsen-sordetectsthepersonastheywalkpass;turningthelightsintheroomondim,andactivatingtheWallMountedandTableSurfaceGUI.YousitdowninthechairorcouchinfrontofTableSurfaceInter-face.Youidentifytheactivityiconforwatchingamovie(amoviereel)andtouchitwithyourfingerorhand.Itrespondswithachangeincolorasyoutouchitandaudiofeedback(abeep).Thentheinterfacewillswitchtothemoviescreen.ItalsoturnsonTelevisionandSoundSystemtoappropri-atesettings.TheMoviescreenwillhavedifferentmoviecategories.Youtouchthecategoryyouwantandthenlocatethemovie(theyareinalphabeticalorder).Whenyoufindthemovieyouwantyouwilltouchit.TheGUIscreenwillchangetobasicplaybackfunctionsandvolumecontrol.ThemoviewillbeginonTelevisionwhenyoutouchplay.

5.PerceivingtheStateoftheWorld–Whenyoutouchanoptiontheinterfacechangingcolorandbeepstoshowitisresponding.Theglowingwhenyouactivatemotionsensorshowsthatitisawareofyourpresence.Dependingondevicechosenitwillchangeroomatmosphere.

6.InterpretingtheStateoftheWorld–ThemovieyouchooseplaysontheTelevi-sion.

7.EvaluatingtheOutcome–Themoviebeginsplaying,thelightsturnoffandtheGUIgoesblank(tosleep).


Overview

Wewillbeutilizingkeyfeaturesofthedifferenttechnologiesweresearched.TheIdeaoriginallywastodosomethingverymuchlikethelogitechremote,justmorestreamlined.Eventuallyhowevertheideasgrewintosomethingthatasimpleremotecouldnothandle.TouchlightisaveryinterestingtechnologyandthebackbonetotheMasssystem.ByusingitwehavedesignedaGUIthatisveryaccurateinit’sgesturebasedinteractions;becausetheTouchlightisbothatouchscreenandacamera.Wewillhaveeverywallusingthistechnologymakingiteasytopinpointgesturesbyseeingnotonlywhattheyaredoing;buttheangle,direction,andintensityatwhichuserswillgesture.Itwillalsoplayabigroleinallowingmulitpleuserstousethesystemsimultaneously;sinceitcanseewhoisusingthesystemandwheretheyareusingitonthewalls. AlthoughwemovedawayfromtheremoteaspectofdevicesliketheLogitechRemoteandotherswewillstillbeusingcertainaspectsofsaiddevices.TheMasssystemsmainpurposeisstilltostreamlineactivitesinamediaroom,andbytakingwhattheLogitechRemotedoesandimprovingitwithgesturesandmultipleuserfunctionallitywearetakingthemediaroomtoawholenewlevel.

UnidirectionalSpeakerswillalsobeakeycomponentinmakingtheMasssystemmultipleuserfunctional.ByputtingthespeakersabovetheceilingTouchlightscreenandallowingthemtomove,itwillallowuserstododifferentthingsandnothavesoundoverlap.Thespeakerswillmoveabovewhomeverisusingacertaininterface.Iftwopeoplearewatchingamoviewhilesomeoneisplayingavideogame;thoseuserswillonlyhearthemoviewhiletheotheruserwillonlyhearhisorhervideogame. SmartDustwillbeimplantedinthefloorandwallsandusedtosupplementourinformationgatheringsystemsfortheMasssystem.Thedustwillcollectdataonseveraldifferntkeyareasincludinghowmanypeopleareintheroomifany,thelocationsofthosepeople,environmentalconditions,andactivitiesintheroom.BygatheringthisinformationtheSmartDustwillincreasethesystem’sabilitytoadapttotheneedsoftheuser.Whenthedustdeterminesthatnooneisinaroomitwillsendasignaltothesystemtoturnoffthepowerandanyairconditioningorheatingtakingplaceintheroom,thusmakingtheMasssystemmoreenvironmentallyfriendlyandeasiertousebynotforcingtheusertoturnthingsoffmanually.ButSmartDustdoesanotherimportantjobintheMasssyatem.Asdevicesbecomemoreandmorereliantoneachotherforinformationtheyplacemoreandmorestressonthenetworktheyoperateupon;causeingeverythingtoslowdown.UtilizingSmartDust’suniqueabilitytogroupitselfintoitsownnetworkallowsustocompletelyremovethevastmajorityofstressthissystemwouldplaceonthehouse’smainnetwork.Allinformationthattravelsbetweendevicesintheroomwouldbepassedalongthedustnetworkinsteadofoverthemainnetwork.TheonlytimetheMasssystemwouldaccessthemainnetworkistoaccesstheMassMarketanddownloadmediafromit.


DayInALifeScenarioI

JoeBob,a28yearoldAfricanAmericanmale,arrivedhomefromhisexecutivejobatthegluefac-tory.Hiswifewasarrivingatthesametimefromherjob,somewhere.Theygreetedeachother.Theyenteredtheirhouseandopenedthedoortothemediaroom.AsJoesteppedintotheroom,theMASSdevicedetectedhispresenceanddimmedontheroomlights.HethengrabbedtheMASSdeviceandsliditupandoutofthewallmount.Hewalked3feettohiscouchandsatdown.

Helightlypressedthemovieiconwithhisindexfinger.Itrespondedwithajauntytunetosig-nifytheselection.Afteritswitchestothemoviescreenheselectsthesearchoptionandinputs“TOP”.Ashetyped“TOP”thedevicelistedthetitlesstartingwith“TOP”including“TopGun”and“TopGear”.Seeing“TopGun”heimmediatelyturnedtohiswife.Theireyesmetandhesaid“Ifeeltheneed…”Hiswifejoinedinastheybothfinishedwith“…theneedforspeed.”Thenheselected“TopGun”becausetheywerebothobviouslyinthemoodforsomeCruise.TheMASSdeviceconnectstothebasesystemanduploadsthemovietotheTelevision.AsthishappenstheMASSdeviceactivatestheTelevisionandSoundSystemtohispresetmoviewatchingsettings.Themoviemainmenuisthendisplayedonthescreen.

Joedecidesthathewantspopcornandadrinkbeforehebeginsviewinghismovie.Hegetsupandasksherifshewouldlikeanythingfromthekitchenoneoftheothergroupsisdesigning.HeleavestheroomplacingtheMASSdeviceonthechairbeforeleaving.Hereturnedafewminuteslaterwithsnacks.AfterplacingtheminanaccessiblelocationhesitsdownandpickeduptheMASSdeviceandgentlytouchedtheplayicon.Theroomlightsdimmedoffasthemoviebeganplayingontheirtelevi-sion.Whenthemovieendedthelightsdimmedupuntiltheywereatacomfortablehalfpower.TheMASSdevicethencelebratedtheircompletionofthemovieandcommentedontheirlovingandsuc-cessfulmarriage.

19Proposed Product Concepts

DayInALifeScenarioII

AbrahamJones,a38yearoldAfrican-Americanexecutiveatthelocalgluefactoryentershismediaroomafteraverylongandtediousdayatwork.AsheenterstheroomhepullsouthissmartphonewiththespecializedMASSsystemapponit.HeselectstheMASSsystemapplicationwithhisindexfingeranditpullsupanewscreenfeaturingsimplecontrolsfortheGUI.Abrahamtouchesthetableoptionanduseshisindexfingertoslidethelightstoamidlevelsetting.

ThetablesurfaceGUIbeginstoriseoutofthefloorasAbrahamwalksaroundtothewallleftofhischair.Heplaceshisindexandmiddlefingeronthewallanddrawsacircle.Thisbringsupoptionshehassettothisshapeincludingaclockandweather.HechoosestheclockoptionandananalogclockhedownloadedfromtheMASSmarketappearsonthewall.

Onthesamewallhedrawsanarcwithisindexandmiddlefinger,whichbringsupalistoftheenvironmentshehasdownloaded.Abrahamchooseshisskyenvironment,becausebeforehegothomefromworkhedecidedtowatchTopGun.Thewallsandceilingoftheroomdisplayabeautifulpanoramicskyscene,completewithmovingclouds.

BythistimetheTableSurfaceGUIhasfullyrisenoutofthefloor,displayingtheMASSmediaGUI.MaryT.Jones,aselfempoweredandindependentSamoanwomanfromtheBronx,justgothomefromherjobasaCrossingGuard.ShelovinglygreetsAbraham,walksovertothewallanddrawsacircleonthewallandchoosesthecalendaroption.Aftersatisfyingherneedforanorga-nizedscheduleshedrawsanXwithherindexandmiddlefingeroverthecalendartocloseitout.ShelookedaroundtheroomandnoticedAbrahamsettheskysceneryandinstantlylookedoverathim.“Ifeeltheneed…”shestarted.“…theneedforspeed”theybothfinishedinunison.TheybothsitonthecouchandAbrahamuseshisindexfingertochoosethemovieoption.AfterpickingthemovieoptionanewscreenappearsdisplayingaMovieandTVShowcategory;italsoshowsasearchbar.Alreadyhavingdecidedwhathewillwatchhepullsupthetouchkeyboardbytouchingthetabatthebottomofthescreen.Hebeginstyping“TOP”andtheGUIdisplaysalistofpossiblechoices.Abrahamsees“TopGun”asthefifthoptiondownandtouchesitwithhisindexfinger.

Anewscreenappearsshowingsimpleplaybackfeaturesincluding;play,pause,rewind,fastforward,andstop.Italsoshowsmastervolumecontrolsandlightcontrols.Asimilardisplayalsoappearsonhisphoneapplication.Asectionoftheskyscenerydisappearsmakingwayforascreen,whichthemovietobedisplayedon.Hetouchestheplayoptionwhichstartsthemovieonthescreenacrossfromhim.HeusestheLightslidertodimthelightsandfinallytouchesthetableoptiontolowerthetableGUIintothefloor.


DayInALifeScript

1.1:Abrahamtakesphoneoutofpocket.

1.2:AbrahamselectstheMASSsystemappwithhisindexfinger.

1.3:Anewscreenappearsandhetouchesthetableoption,afterheuseshisfingertoslidethelightstoamidlevelsetting.Thetablebeginstorisetotheappropriateheight.

1.4:Hewalkstothewallleftofhiscouchandtracesacircleonitwithhisfinger.

1.5:Thewalldisplayshisoptionsfortheshape.Hechoosestheclockoption;aclockappearswherehedrewthecircle.

1.6:Onthesamewallhedrawsanarcwithhisfingerwhichbringsuphisenvironmentoptions.Abra-hamchooseshisskyenvironment.AndtheWallsdisplayapanoramicskyenvironment.

2.1:OnthewallMaryT.drawsacirclewithherfingers.

2.2:Thewalldisplaysanumberofoptionsforthatshapeandshechoosesthecalendar.

2.3:WhensheisdoneusingthecalendarshedrawsanXoverifwithherfingerstocloseit.

1.7:HesitsdownonhiscouchandlooksatthedisplayonhisrisentableGUI.HetouchestheVideooptionwithhisfinger.

1.8:Itbringsupanewscreenwithtwocategories;MovieandTVShow.HeuseshisfingertotouchtheMovieoptionandchoosesamovie.

1.9:Anewscreenappearswiththebasicplaybackfeatures:play,stop,pause,fastforward,rewind,skip,andmenu.Italsoshowsthecoverofwhathehaschosentowatch.Heslidesthelightcontroldownthathasalsoappearedonthescreen.Asectionofthewallisclearedoftheenvironmentformovieviewing.

1.10:Hethenselectsplayandthemovieappearsontherecentlyformedscreenacrossfromhim.

1.11:OntheTableGUIhetouchesthetableoptionwhichlowersthetablebackintothefloor.


Thesestoryboardsdemonstratethemaininteractionsrequiredbytheuser.Fromtoplefttobottomrightwehaveavisualizationoftheroom.Thenapersonstandingintheroomwiththeirarmoutandtheirhandinafist.Thenextslideshowsthefistopening,thisactioncausesthesystemtostart.Thenthepersonisstandingintheroomwithanopenhandinfrontofthem.Theynextslideshowsthepersonwavingthierhandbackandforth,gentlytomoveonepageandafasterwavingmotiontorapidlyscrollthescreens.Thentheyhaveafingerortwoextendedfromafistandarepickingitemsfromthescreen.Inthebottomleftthepersonisdrawingacircleintheairwhichcorrespondstoashapeinthesystemthathasthingssetforit(likeaclock).Thiscanbedonewithothershapesaswell.Thenthepersonisclosingscreenbydrawingan‘X’intheair.Andthelastscreenshowsapersonstoppingthescrollingbyputtingthierhandupinahaltposition.

Storyboard


SketchPrototypes


Inspiration


Inspiration


Inspiration


JasonMericlePrototype’s


BrenttKasmiskie’sPrototypes


PatrickHerbert’sPrototypes


DonnieCui’sPrototypes


FinalPrototypeDesign

OuroriginaldesignfortheGUIrevolvedaroundacoffeetable.Allofthesescreensweretobepartofaninteractivetablethatwouldallowtheusertocustomizetheroomandcontrolevery-thingtotheirliking,butwerealizedthatpeoplewouldbelessinclinedtoleanoveratabletocontrolsomethingthanwehadoriginallythought.Theinterfacewouldhavechangedpositiononthetabletobettersuittheuser’sneeds.Thewallwasalsogoingtobeused,butasmoreofasidenotethanitisnow.


FinalPrototypeDesign


Openfist=TurnonGUI/doingitonanotheruser’sscreengivesyoucontrol.

Point=Select

Point&Drag=MoveSlider(volume,lights,etc.)

DrawXontopof=Turnoff

Grab&Drag=Movewholescreenorobject.

TappingThumbtoIndexFinger=ChannelUp

TappingThumbtoMiddleFinger=ChannelDown

SwipingHandGently=Turnsonpage(forbrowsing).

SwipingHandForcefully=Cyclesthroughpages(forbrowsing).

DrawCircle,Triangle,Square,Arc=WallFeatures

SpeakersmovetopersonwhentheystartGUI.

Whicheverscreenyouarelookingatistheaudioyouget.

TABLEPointAtTable&MoveUp=RaisesTable

PointAtTable&MoveDown=LowersTable

Saying Table = Raises and Lowers Table

Gestures


WireframeVersionI

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36Functional Diagrams 37Functional Diagrams

38Functional Diagrams

FinalWireframe

Mass Device

Setup

1st Setup Screen

Find Devices Manual Setup

List of Found Devices

Serial CodeInput Screen

Devices Configured

Screen

Home Screen

Shape Menus

CircleSquare

Triangle Ect.


Cable

Volume control

ChannelControl

DVRControl

Light Control

Guide

Favorites

Music Video Games Pictures

Volume control

Light Control

Resume Play

Downloads

MusicLibrary

Genres

Search

AudioControls

Volume control

Light Control

Resume Play

Downloads

Genres

Search

Video Controls

Movies/TV Shows

Volume control

Light Control

Albums


DownloadMarket Settings

Top Downloads

OwnedContent

Downloads

Currently Downloading

DownloadQeue

Categories

Movies

T.V. Shows

Music

Environments

WallApplications

Device Scanner

DeviceSetup

ManualPreset

SelfLearning

GUISettings

Brightness

Contrast

Theme

Volume

Sensitivity

Time &Date



TestScript

Hi,___________.Mynameis___________,andI’mgoingtobewalkingyouthroughthissessiontoday.Beforewebegin,Ihavesomeinformationforyou,andI’mgoingtoreadittomakesurethatIcovereverything.

Youprobablyalreadyhaveagoodideaofwhyweaskedyouhere,butletmegooveritagainbriefly.We’reaskingpeopletotryusingasmarthousemediaroomwe’reworkingonsowecanseewhetheritworksasintended.Thesessionshouldn’ttaketoolong.

ThefirstthingIwanttomakeclearrightawayisthatwe’retestingtheroom,notyou.Youcan’tdoanythingwronghere.Infact,thisisprobablytheoneplacetodaywhereyoudon’thavetoworryaboutmakingmistakes.

Asyouusethesite,I’mgoingtoaskyouasmuchaspossibletotrytothinkoutloud:tosaywhatyou’relookingat,whatyou’retryingtodo,andwhatyou’rethinking.Thiswillbeabighelptous.Also,pleasedon’tworrythatyou’regoingtohurtourfeelings.We’redoingthistoim-provetheroom,soweneedtohearyourhonestreactions.

Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaswegoalong,justaskthem.Imaynotbeabletoanswerthemrightaway,sincewe’reinterestedinhowpeopledowhentheydon’thavesome-onesittingnexttothemtohelp.Butifyoustillhaveanyquestionswhenwe’redoneI’lltrytoanswerthemthen.Andifyouneedtotakeabreakatanypoint,justletmeknow.

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TestScript

Doyouhaveanyquestionssofar?

OK.Beforewelookattheroom,I’dliketoaskyoujustafewquickquestions.

First,what’syouroccupation?Whatdoyoudoallday?

Now,roughlyhowmanyhoursaweekaltogether—justaballparkestimate—wouldyousayyouspendusingamediaroom?

Andwhat’sthesplitbetweentelevisionshowsandmoviesgenerally?

OK,great.We’redonewiththequestions,andwecanstartlookingatthings.

Thanks,thatwasgreat.NowI’mgoingtoasktheobserversiftheyhaveanyquestions.

Doyouhaveanyquestionsforme,nowthatwe’redone?

Thisformwastakenandeditedfromhttp://www.sensible.com/rocketsurgery/index.htmlAndinspirationwastakenfromSteveKrug’sdemousabilitytestwhichcanbefoundathttp://www.peachpit.com/promotions/promotion.aspx?promo=137602


Tasks

Task1:Itisyourfirstdayinyournewhomeandyouwanttouseyourentertainmentroom.ButtousetheroomyoumustfirstsetuptheMASSsystem.

Task2:Youhaveaguestoverandhewishestowatchthenewsinyouramazingmediaroom.Findachannelwithnewsplayingonit.

Task3:Afteralongdaysittingbehindadeskyouwanttositsomewhereelse.Youwanttowatchyourfavoritemovie,TopGun.

Task4:Youhaveseenthemosttraumatizingthingthatcanpossiblybeseen.Youwenttoadoctorandtheyrecommendedclearingyourmindandfindingyourcenter.Inordertoachievethesecalmstatesofmindyoumustfindacalmingenvironment.DownloadonefromtheMASSMarket.

Task5:Youhavecomebackfromyetanotherfrustratingdayandneedtorelax.SetyourMediaroomtodisplayyourfavoriteenvironment.

Task6:Youenterthemediaandhavenoideawhattimeitis.Youlookaroundandnoticethattheclockisnolongeronthewall.Putanewclockonthewall.


Customer# ProblemFound ProposedSolution

1

Wantedtochangechannelsandseeeverychan-nel,notusingtheguide

Triedtodrawthecurrenttimetogetaclock

Changedownloadsmenunametomarket,possibleiconchange

Theyhavetolearnit,butwecanmakeiteasierbymak-inganinstantenvironmentbuttonafterdownloading

Results

2

Wantedtochangechannelsandseeeverychan-nel,notusingtheguide

Triedtodrawthecurrenttimetogetaclock

Puttheoptiontodothatinwithagesture

Havethesysteminputthedrawnfiguresandthenfigureoutwhattheyarebymatchingthemuptothingsitknowsandeventuallyfigureouttimeandsuggestthecorrectshape

3

Thoughticonswereconfusing

Thoughtthatnoonewoulduseatableorleanovertochangethingsfromaseatedposition

Interfaceandtechnologywasn’tadvancedorfuturisticenough

Labelandchangeicons

Changetheinterfacetoawallandusegestureandvoicebasedcommands

Changetechnology

4

Hadahardtimefiguringoutthegestures

Wishedtheycouldactuallydostuffonasurfaceversusgesturing

Gestureshavetobelearned

Givingtheoptionforsurfaceinteraction

5

Didn’tunderstandwhatthesocialsectionwasandonceweexplainedittheydidn’tseeaneedforitorareasontheywoulduseit.

Wasconfusedaboutthedownloadssection

Wedon’texpecteveryonetouseeveryfeature(80:20rule)

Changetheiconpossiblythenameaswell


FinalDesignVersionI

Thebaseforthismenuisasimplenavigationbar.Usingthisyoucangettoanypageataanytimewithminimalactions.Thefivenavigationpagesencompassallthemajoractivitesthatcanbedonewiththissystem.

Thecommunicationsectionallowsforeasyac-cesstovariousformsofcommunicationincludingemail,videocalls,conferancecalls,internet,aswellasothers.Oneofthegoalsherewastoallowpeopleinacalltoviewthingswhiletalkingorevensharethingswitheachother.

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FinalDesignVersionI

Themusicinterfaceismeanttoresembleothermusicinterfaces.Itworksjustlikemusicinterfac-estoonwebpages,anipod,orevenyourphone.Ideallyyoucouldsyncthisupwithyourmp3playerinordertoeasilymanageyourmusic.

Watchingvideolikemoviesortelevisionismeanttobeveryadjustable.Youcaneasilyresizethetvscreenandchangeit’splacement.Italsoutilizesstandardvideocontrols.

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FinalDesignVersionI

Thedownloadormarketsectionhasafeatureddownloadsbox.Thedownloadqeueismovableandcanpersistacrossscreenssothatuserscanalwaysbeawareoftheirdownloadprogress,

Thepictureviewerallowsforeasymanagementofimages.Photoscanbearrangedintoalbumsandmultiplepicturescanbesharedatonce.

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FinalDesignVersionI

Functionsandapplicationsarecategorizedintodifferentshapes.Thiscanbedoneauto-maticlybasedoncertaincriteriaoruserusercustomized.

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FinalDesignVersionI

Usingshapegestures,userscaneasilyaccessamultitudeofwallbasedfunctionswithease.Userscreateamentalmapoftheshapesandassociatedfunctionswhendownloadingandsettingthemup.

Userscansetdefaultoptionsforfunctionsorchoosetogofurtherandbrowseotheroptions.

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Works CitedThe Team

Jason-IsastudentatTheUniversityofTexasatDallasstudyingEmergningMediaandCommunications.Helikescomicsandmusic.Hedoesn’tlikepeopleknowingabouthimselfsoheisdonetyping,thankyou,goodbye.

Brentt-IsastudentatTheUniversityofTexasatDallasstudyingArtsandTechnology.Helovesshirts,gamesandistryingtokickhisaddictiontocheez-its.Hehasastrangedislikeofumbrellasandchip-clips.

Patrick-Hasbeenemployedasaphotogpraher,webdesigner,fondueserver,andhascontractedforafootballcombine.Hostsandmaintainswebsitesontheside.Canalwaysbefoundeating.

Donnie-IsastudentatTheUniversityofTexasatDallasstudyingArtsandTechnology.Helikesonlinegameand3Dmaya.

Nova-Isthebrainsbehindtheoperationandaconstantsourceofinsperation.

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