Phase 4 process: evaluations and second design iteration

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Phase 4 process evaluations and second design
iteration
sharing personal mediaCMU School of Design,
Spring 2003

• April 16, 2003

Ben Fineman Ian Hargraves Anne Iasella Courtney
Mongell Bella Rockwell Fleming Seay
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Introduction

• Process
• User research and findings
• Design solution
• Iterative prototyping and testing
• Product demonstration

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A3 ReviewSelection first design iteration

• Time frame February 26 - March 19

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Chosen direction Group tour facilitator

• We are interested in group tours because of the
  group dynamic seemed to have a lot of potential
  as far as facilitating sharing in new ways. Both
  a shared, group narrative and a personal
  narrative emerge from group trips, but neither
  are easily captured nor shared.

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Audience Scuba Divers

• Divers are early adopters of new technologies
• Unlike other travel groups, they take past dive
  information (their logbook) to share on all dive
  trips
• Many build collections that are dive specific
• Because some divers (e.g., novice divers) do not
  take photos or videos, they need to find other
  ways of sharing media

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A4 Evaluations Second Iteration

• Time frame March 19 - today

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Refined Problem Statement

• To enhance group travel by sharing personal media
  that
• Supports the travel experience in an unobtrusive
  way
• Encourages spontaneous social interaction between
  old friends, new acquaintances, divers, and
  non-divers
• Builds an enduring, collective memory of the trip

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Researching our audience Key findings

• Capturing digital photos or videos doesnt make
  sharing or organizing easier
• Divers are generally unable to access their own
  media during trips, circumventing media sharing
  from taking place
• Media may lose some importance over time because
  no story fuses them together into a group memory
• When sharing of images happens between group
  members, it is typically via email, preventing a
  group narrative from occurring

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Researching our audience Current state

• Currently, the media sharing process among divers
  is not spontaneous and lacks a group perspective.
  This is because most group members have limited
  access to media or media sharing devices while on
  dive trips.
• When media sharing finally occurs, the final
  story is an independent effort, extending only
  to ones friends from the trip and preventing a
  stronger, broader community from forming.

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Product Vision

• To create a flexible communication system that
  facilitates community building through shared
  activity and dialogue.

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Our solution System model

Capture
Share
Archive
Reminisce
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Our solution System model

Capture
Share
Archive
Sharepsace
Digital / Video Camera
Triptotem
Reminisce
Logbook
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Our solution System model

Capture
Share
Archive
Sharespace
Digital / Video Camera
Triptotem
Reminisce
Logbook
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• Storage media with a distinctive physical form
• Serves as both a physical and digital keepsake
• Affords the attachment of personal meaning and
  the association of an event to an object
• Ranges from pure media to pure souvenir based
  solely on how the user chooses to perceive it
• Facilitates the commemoration of the group
  dynamic as it is an active, physical presence in
  the experience that returns home with the user
• Harnessing Peoples Creativity Ideation and
  Expression through Visual Communication, Sanders

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Triptotem Technical specifications
Power
Data Transfer

• Sharespace mat transfers power to the Triptotem
  using inductive electrical transfer through mats
  translucent conductive surface layer

• Information is transferred to and from compatible
  capture devices and the Sharespace mat using
  wireless networking
• Firewire/USB adapter enables transfer from
  non-compatible capture devices

Weight
Memory

• The Triptotem is a collectible storage medium
  with a unique form selected by its owner
• 6 gigabytes of storage capacity

• 6 ounce weight

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• Sharespace is a portable device that rolls up
  like a mat and then opens up to a large
  touchscreen. It invites many people to watch and
  participate in media sharing
• It is untethered, requires no special hardware
  (e.g. lighting, cameras), and interacts with the
  Triptotems that are chosen by the participants

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Sharespace Technical specifications

• Uses flexible display technology to render
  bright, hi-resolution images that are viewable
  from all angles
• Powered by flexible, rechargeable batteries (8
  hours/charge)
• Power assembly adds no thickness to device
• Small molecule and/or polymer LED technology
  mounted in a flexible substrate
• Touchscreen functionality and data transfer
  enabled by top layer of self healing,
  transparent, conductive polymer
• The development of these technologies was
  discussed at theFlexible Displays Electronics
  conference March 3-5, 2003 http//www.intertechu
  sa.com/flex.html

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Product and interface testing
Product testing was done with a lo-fidelity
prototype using the Think Aloud Protocol. Users
were given dive photos, thumbnails of the photos,
and a dry erase marker to design an interface
that facilitated sharing and organizing.
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Product testing Key findings

• The Sharespace mat was well received by divers.
• Large surface area promotes both group
  participation and observation
• Personal and public spaces a natural and
  desirable distinction
• Users consistently added organizational methods
  like categories and labels to the interface

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Our audiences future experience
Play scenario
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thank you
Ben Fineman Ian Hargraves Anne Iasella Courtney
Mongell Bella Rockwell Fleming Seay