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An Electronic Companion

An Electronic Companion. By Stefan Freyhult Victoria Olstedt Ellen Blanck Jonas Brag Gabriel Heijmer Stefan Hyltenfeldt Roland Mattsson. Outline. Introduction Background and objective Learning from the users From needs to ideas The creation of a prototype Demonstration of Navigaid

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An Electronic Companion

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  1. An Electronic Companion By • Stefan Freyhult • Victoria Olstedt • Ellen Blanck • Jonas Brag • Gabriel Heijmer • Stefan Hyltenfeldt • Roland Mattsson

  2. Outline • Introduction • Background and objective • Learning from the users • From needs to ideas • The creation of a prototype • Demonstration of Navigaid • Evaluation • Discussion and Conclusion

  3. Background and Objective • Course at KTH • Theme • Project group • Users • Objective

  4. Learning from the users • Reference group • Assessment of needs and identification of problems • Activities • Interviews • Workshop 1 • Contextual Inquiry • Fieldstudies • Workshop 2 • Evaluation of prototype

  5. Learning from the users Interview • Problems: Direction, position, changes • Aids: White canes, maps, sound beacons, seeing-eye dogs

  6. Learning from the users Workshop 1 • Scenarios • Public places: shops, malls, outdoors

  7. Learning from the users Contextual Inquiry and field studies • Shop and a mall • Deepening our understanding

  8. From needs to ideas User’s needs • Positioning • Getting the direction • Updated information on route conditions • Discretion • Integration

  9. From needs to ideas User’s assets • Route descriptions - Various types of landmarks - Different degrees of detail • Based on touch, hearing and smell

  10. From needs to ideas Sharing • Online community • Users share routes and directions - Similar to IMDB, Bike review • Helping each other

  11. The Prototype Development • Unit • Directions

  12. The Unit • Shape • Colours • Accessories

  13. Directions • Relevance • Level of detail • Synthetic speech • Recording directions

  14. The Online Database • Administered central database • Users upload information • Road conditions updated by authorities • Database is searchable • Using directions

  15. Evaluation • Evaluation of the unit • Evaluation of the directions • Suggested improvements

  16. Discussion and conclusion • Is there a need for Navigaid? • E-mail, volunteers, interest in technology, age 30-60 • Technical orientation • Further evaluation • Interactive aid

  17. We wish to thank • Our reference group • The Swedish Association of the Visually Impaired • Telia Mobile • Sony Ericsson • Our designer: Constantina Olstedt

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