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Designing A Universal Remote Control
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Our User # 1: Normal Case
Donald NormanAge: 27Degree in Medical Profession: Intern Physician (With no prior experience)Watches TV and movies on DVDs
Our User # 2: Peculiar Case
Hannah SchmitzAge: 40+Profession: Ticket controller in Public transportIlliterateWatching TV (Mexican soap operas Addict)
Our User # 3: The Extreme Case
Maximus RileyAge: 54Training for a Media Room OperatorProfession: Media Room OperatorDivorced (But Married to Machines)Loves Operating Multimedia devices
Existing universal remote
The Culprit...
Allegations ● Lacks Visibility ● Lacks Feed- back● Denies the Fits law● Seldom follows Gestalt law
Our Users' Miseries Donald cannot
listen to the right music
and he makes a capture error
Hannah fails to record her favorite
show!Being Illiterate, she
misinterprets the instruction
on Remote
Maximus can't do his job properly!
He can't even find the required buttons
and Slips every now & then
Our Universal Remote Control
Revamped...
Some notable parts:1. on/off button2. mode buttons3. LED feedback display4. touch-pad with click-ability 5. Recording-related buttons6. Volume-related buttons7. 'Search for device' button8. Slot to recharge the remote
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The Successful Scenarios
Now he can search for the lost remote control
Hannah never misses any show! She even doesn't
misinterpret As the new remote focuses heavily on
symbols rather than letters
He can now identify the buttons
conveniently without an Slip