Independence Project 2021

Based on last week's feedback from 4 users, I improved the sound effect of picking up the phone and the sound effect of stopping work. This is the latest effect: Besides, I have also decided which design I going to do: Moodboard: Storyboard: This is my latest project management plan: At the same time, this week I am learning a new 3D model design webpage from Ron's workshop, that is OnShape. And use this web page to design a simple 3D model. I will consider using this tool to build my 3D model.   https://www.onshape.com/en/

Since the last few design ideas were not good enough and there were few drafts, I thought about a few more design ideas this week. After asking others what they think, most agree that this one is more aesthetically pleasing. Regarding sound effects, I plan to use the sound of water droplets on YouTube as the sound effects of various reactions on the phone dock. Here is the link that I will use as the sound effects for the product. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS_3OCcKiJ0&t=36s When the user puts the mobile phone down on the phone dock, there will be a sound of water droplets to indicate that the phone dock is starting to work, and the user should start to focus on their work. When the user's mobile phone receives a message and wants to reply, the user can pick up the mobile phone and reply to the message. When the user picks up the phone for more than 20 seconds, the phone dock will make a rapid water drop sound, and then the water drop sound will become slower and slower un...

At first, I planned to make a product that can be controlled by mobile phone application, but this week my lecturer told me not to make it that difficult. First, I will not have time to do it; second, there is not necessary to make an application, just the product itself can work as well. So I decided to give up to make the controller application. Updated content planning: Updated concept: I used the 'Constant effort brings success' (水滴石穿) this idea as my design concept. The reason I used this idea is that I would like to remind users they have to insist and focus on their current work so that they can finish it as soon as possible. Just like water dripping continuously on a part of the rock, then slowly eroding it, and finally forming a hole. Besides, my proposal slide was very messy, so I followed the lecturer's opinion to do the refinement. At first, I rearranged the sequences of the contents in the slide. After that, I removed all the ideas about the controller applicat...

After going through the peer review section, I collected more ideas from my peer.  My initial idea is to create a wireless charger to encourage people to put down their phones and focus on their thing, but I focus in the wrong direction. I see the wireless charger become my main objective, so I always limit myself around the wireless charger. Now my peer has pointed out my objective is to encourage people to put down their phone, not about the wireless charger. So now I think I can have a better idea to work on. Besides, I have discussed with my peer the additional value besides encouraging people to put down their phones. Before, my idea was to give users some encouraging words such as 'You did well, keep going!'. However, I think this is not so appealing enough. Now I have some different ideas to reward users after they put down their phones.  Idea 1:  Phone connect to the desktop, and there is something like Pomodoro timer to calculate the time user have put down their...

This week I going to refine my project proposal. The first thing I need to take care of is the problem statement. I need to validate that my problem statement becomes one only (focus on one problem). Currently, I have 3 problem statements. (Previous) (Updated) In addition, I also need to archive my interview responses on my proposal slides. Moreover, I gave up doing quantitative research because it is difficult for me to collect a large number of respondents. And the questionnaires for quantitative research and qualitative research are similar, so I don’t think there is any need to do it again. In total, I interviewed 5 target audiences with phone addiction. Interview Responses: This is my 2nd rough idea product sketch: My idea is to make the shape not too complicated, but not too monotonous, so in this draft I designed the mobile phone stand to have a curvature.