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inTune a digital music player for seniors IID Spring 2006, Project 4 Jason Chalecki Anastassia Drofa Karen Tang
IID | Digital Music Player | Seniors Jason Chalecki | Anastassia Drofa | Karen Tang
inTunea digital music player for seniors
IID Spring 2006, Project 4Jason ChaleckiAnastassia DrofaKaren Tang
IID | Digital Music Player | Seniors Jason Chalecki | Anastassia Drofa | Karen Tang
Design challenge
Design a portable or fixed music player
for elders to be used in their homes
IID | Digital Music Player | Seniors Jason Chalecki | Anastassia Drofa | Karen Tang
Who are “elders”?
Defined as
People ages 65-95
Restrictions
Independent living
IID | Digital Music Player | Seniors Jason Chalecki | Anastassia Drofa | Karen Tang
Music players today
IID | Digital Music Player | Seniors Jason Chalecki | Anastassia Drofa | Karen Tang
Music players today
IID | Digital Music Player | Seniors Jason Chalecki | Anastassia Drofa | Karen Tang
We Asked11 seniorsAges: 70-85Gender: 4 Male, 7 FemaleStatus: Widower, Widow, Married, Single
At-home interviewsWhat type of music do you listen to?Describe the last time you listened to music…Do you do other things while listening? Pick out 5 meaningful objects…
“we’re older…notice I didn’t say elders…”
IID | Digital Music Player | Seniors Jason Chalecki | Anastassia Drofa | Karen Tang
We listenedGenres classicaleasy listeningtalkoldies
Selectionradio vs. CD vs. tapenarrow vs. wide
Listening Habitsalbums vs. songsbackground vs. foregroundactive lifestyle
Artifactsphotoscards & mementospaintings
IID | Digital Music Player | Seniors Jason Chalecki | Anastassia Drofa | Karen Tang
We listenedGenres classicaleasy listeningtalkoldies
Selectionradio vs. CD vs. tapenarrow vs. wide
Listening Habitsalbums vs. songsbackground vs. foregroundactive lifestyle
Artifactsphotoscards & mementospaintings
IID | Digital Music Player | Seniors Jason Chalecki | Anastassia Drofa | Karen Tang
We listenedGenres classicaleasy listeningtalkoldies
Selectionradio vs. CD vs. tapenarrow vs. wide
Listening Habitsalbums vs. songsbackground vs. foregroundactive lifestyle
Artifactsphotoscards & mementospaintings
IID | Digital Music Player | Seniors Jason Chalecki | Anastassia Drofa | Karen Tang
We imagined
Postcardshared experience
Shoeboxdirect manipulation
Scrapbookmapping memories
Pillowportability
IID | Digital Music Player | Seniors Jason Chalecki | Anastassia Drofa | Karen Tang
We validated
Postcardshared experience
“I think that would be a lot of fun”
Shoeboxdirect manipulation
“If you could organize all my CDs …”
IID | Digital Music Player | Seniors Jason Chalecki | Anastassia Drofa | Karen Tang
We synthesized
IID | Digital Music Player | Seniors Jason Chalecki | Anastassia Drofa | Karen Tang
inTune
A music player designed for seniors that enhances connections with friends and family through sharing of music with personalized cards.
Design Prototype
IID | Digital Music Player | Seniors Jason Chalecki | Anastassia Drofa | Karen Tang
inTune
Video sketch
IID | Digital Music Player | Seniors Jason Chalecki | Anastassia Drofa | Karen Tang
inTune explained
STATIONARYControl PanelDisplay holderOne-button playShare/record feature
Storage UnitStores musicStores mementos
PORTABLELightweightVolume control
IID | Digital Music Player | Seniors Jason Chalecki | Anastassia Drofa | Karen Tang
Validated Themes
IID | Digital Music Player | Seniors Jason Chalecki | Anastassia Drofa | Karen Tang
inTune summary
IID | Digital Music Player | Seniors Jason Chalecki | Anastassia Drofa | Karen Tang
Questions?
