Cultural Probe Package
Cultural probes provide a way of gathering information about people and their activities. Unlike direct observation, the technique allows users to self-report. For our Cultural Probe Research, participants used the packet for a week. We measured the level of travel, interaction with others, mood and stress, as well as color association.
Design aspects
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Persona
Personas are fictional characters created to represent the different user types that might use a site, brand, or product in a similar way. In our design, personas were made based on two different axis of tech-friendliness and sociability. These, combined with interview and packet results, made our base of the design.
Journey Map & Contextmapping
Journey map is a diagram that illustrates the steps customer(s) go through in engaging with a product, an online experience, retail experience, or a service, or any combination. Context mapping is a procedure for conducting contextual research with users, where tacit knowledge is gained about the context of use of products. Deeper look into the UI of the Buddy Wall with the user journey and the functions sorted into their context.
Wireframe
Wireframe is a basic visual guide used in interface design to suggest the structure of a product and relationships between its pages. It will show how pages are connected in the system.
Concept video
Concept video provides visual aid to the people. By combining a story with our product, it is easier for one to accept.
Designers
Christine McGahhey | Seo Yeon Kim | Yurae Kim
Interactive Companion for YOU
Nowadays, people rarely have time for themselves. They are bombarded with horrendous amounts of work, and many people feel trapped by endless days filled with office, cars, and work. Sometimes people even feel alienated. For those people, we had thought of interactive wall – buddy wall. When people stand in front of the wall, the wall will recognize the user and let the user create his/her own buddy. And when the user returns, he/she can recall their buddy and have interaction with the person.
When the user wants more intimate, and personal interaction, one can connect the wall to the smartphone and enjoy further more. However, this function is location based, so one has to be near the wall or hidden places, which would be on bus stations, cafe and etc.
Your personal buddy will always be there for you during your daily routine and stressful life. You can slowly build intimacy as you see them in their different hidden places, tell them your worries, or simply check to see what they are doing. Users will be encouraged to explore more areas and break from routine, and will have their buddy there every step of the way.
Application Prototype
