Alarm Clock Prototype

Swati Barua. Fall 2015. UX

Overview

• Research

• Build

• Prototype• Test

Research

Alarm Clock Prototype

Research

Questionnaire What is something you wish your alarm had?

A button to automatically make it snooze for the next five minutes, then turn on again. Instead, if I want to do that, I have to manually reset the time, which is difficult when I’m half-asleep. I usually end up just turning the alarm off.

What is the most dissatisfying aspect about your alarm?

The fact that it’s really easy to turn off, and that it’s a phone.

Is your alarm efficient at waking you up in the morning (if no, why not)? Why?

My alarm wakes me up most of the time. But then I tend to fall back asleep.

What are one or two things you like about your alarm?

I can set different alarms for different times, which is great.

Which five senses are best at waking you up?

Sight is the best sense—light will wake me up quickly; followed by sound.

Research

Types Of Question Asked• Contained keywords such as:

• “Dissatisfying”• “Wish you had”• “Efficient”

• What user liked in old alarm

• Stole last question from the two people in class

Research

What I Learned • Main problems with alarm:

• Snooze button• And its settings

• Easy to turn off

• Things user liked in old alarm:• Set different alarms for different times and days

• Things to keep in mind:• Features for sight and sound

Build

Alarm Clock Prototype

Build

The Design And Its Logistics

Build

The Design And Its Logistics

Build

The Design And Its Logistics

Build

The Design And Its Logistics

Build

What I Learned • Many different, small aspects

• Pay close attention to these tiny details from get go

• Important things :• Naming features• Drawing symbols • When or not to have new windows open

• Deciding constraints and restraints is HARD

Prototype

Alarm Clock Prototype

Prototype

Test

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ON0BJUeTyE

*Testing took 15 minutes. Video shows the first 1 minute

Prototype

Feedback Received

Icons were too small

“Repeat” instruction was confusing

Not a good feature name

“Dark” and “Light” are not good instructions

Idea of a game to wake up was well received

Scroll feature was not noticed

Prototype

Future Design • Changes in design:

• Better “delete” and “scroll” icon• “Setting time” icons larger• No “Repeat” keyword• “Alarm Brightness” : “Screen Brightness”; “Dark to Light” : “0% to

100%”• When alarm goes into snooze

• On testing:• Give better tasks to user• Ask more ‘why’• Try not be nervous or lisp

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Alarm Clock Prototype