1、Team Alarm Clock: User Needs Report,Product Design & Devlopement, October 10, 2007,Outline,Explore snapshot of prior art (focus on methods of alarm) Explore collected data Methods Data Analysis Resultant Specifications,Prior Art: snapshot,Statistics of note:Olin students use of cell phones as alarms
2、 is significantly less than the bulk of college students.Women are more likely than men to use cell phones, either alone or with clock backup.,Statistics of note:Olin students nap significantly more than other college students.Olin students have more irregular schedules and reset their alarms more o
3、ften.Women take more naps and have more regular alarm schedules than men.,Methods,Surveyed 107 college students, 60% from non-Olin colleges Interviewed 9 off-campus students and 1 Olin student Visited retailers and conducted internet research on existing products. Link to survey: http:/ blame themse
4、lves, not their alarms for failure,User Values,Packing space,Relationship with Roommate,Self Expression,Saving Money,Enough Sleep,Reliablity,Things That Piss Users Off,Unsympathetic to user habitsConfusing 11:00 or 7:00 for 1:00, etc. (esp. for people who need glasses)Resetting the alarm when youre
5、sleepy (2 different wake up times for people sleeping together) Ambiguous designAm/pm wrong or hard to tellArbitrary snooze timing Annoying repetitionResetting the Alarm every dayCycling through all the minutes Invisible device statesAlarm is silent when phone is on silentAlarm not working when radi
6、o or cd turned on Ungraceful failuresBattery dying on the cell phone when used as alarm Auto reset to 12:00 am when unplugged,Interesting User Behaviors,People making their clocks “lie” Multiple snooze hits built into original wake up time Setting up physical challenges (clock far away from bed, etc
7、) Setting multiple clocks/alarms Fear causing the body to wake up minutes before the alarm goes off Have other people check to see if theyre awake Learning to turn the alarm off in their sleep Giving themselves incentive for getting out of bed (tv, shower),Forgetting to set the alarm at night Other
8、people waking up due to alarm but not them not waking up Turning off the alarm because they think they will “wake up” Staying in bed after waking up Resetting alarm instead of hitting snooze Hitting every button,Sneaky Tricks,Failures,Resultant Specifications,The alarm should be reliable and testabl
9、e, the user should be able to trust that the alarm will go off The alarm should be easily adjustable for a schedule without routine The alarm should be easy to pack, not unnecessarily big or bulky The alarm should involve an interaction that will bring the sleeper into a full state of awakeness The alarm should embrace the students continual need for self expression and choice The alarm should support napping without detracting from the regular alarm settings The alarm should prominently display its current state,
