MoodTrackerTroy Crosby, Paul Hazlett, Brian Lager,

Matt Starsoneck, Tobin ValensteinDecember 8th, 2011

CMSC434 Section 101Dr. Shneiderman

Introduction

Cognitive Behavior Therapy - psychotherapy treatment

Mood Tracking - common exercises are to record mood and journal about thoughts

Remembering to Journal is hard -> mobile application makes sense

MoodTracker is a app designed to make recording moods easy and fast!

Related Products

eMoods Bipolar Mood TrackerDesigned for bipolar disorder, has graphing and medication functionality, but focuses on negative moods.

Mood PandaiPhone application, rates numerically, graphs and supports notes, but designed as a social application.

Mood 24/7Website using text messaging for mood tracking.

T2 Mood TrackerDesigned for monitoring/assisting health of military personnel.

Features

Record emotion, intensity, and notes

Visualize data in chart/graph form

Export data to a personal computer

Record/track medications (name, dosage, and duration)

View previous mood and medication entries

Set alarms/notifications to prompt user for input

Design Process

Our group decided to use a individual design process where four of our members produced prototype designs:

Comparing Prototypes

SimilaritiesThree tab layout for main screens  Slider for mood inputBasic layout of Mood Input and Graph Screens

DifferencesMain menu screen/Use of Android menu screen/Tabs    Emoticons/Text for mood selection     Calendar/Menus for date selection  Date Range/Number of days to view for graphing dataMedication input

Combining Features

Tab structure more intuitive than Android menu

Making mood input the default tab

Scrolling popups chosen over scrollpanes

Combining medications & alarms with calendar

Combining email functionality with graphs

Range of dates available to graph

Mood Input Screen

Record date & time: Datepicker

Slider from 1 to 10 of intensity

Spinner (drop-down) to select descriptive mood

Optional note to record data

Graph Screen

Time Period to be displayed: Spinner (drop-down)

Medication to be displayed: Spinner (drop-down)

Line Graph/Circle Graph: Make Graph overlay appear

Export Data: To an e-mail address

Calendar Screen

Calendar: Select dates to see medication/mood for that day

View/Edit Medications: Medications on secondary screen

View/Edit Alarms: Alarms on secondary screen

Video Demonstrationhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNEItXCZelY#t=18s

Usability TestingPre-Test Questionnaire:

Name AgeAndroid ExperienceVisual impairments

2 simple tasks requiring use of a single screen

2 advanced tasks requiring use of and navigation between multiple screens

Post-Test Survey:Ease of use for each screen (1-9 scale)Best/worst aspects of application

Usability Testing Results

Usability Testing Results (continued)

Specific user feedback:Certain features were hard to locate due to poor

organization/labelsFeedback should be offered when using the mood

input slider.Color and design should be improved to make the

app more visually appealing.Readability of graphs needs improvement.

Final Status

Functional user interface in need of minor improvements

Minor interface improvements:Color & visual styleRelabeling of buttonsConsistent font-sizes, button positions

No back-end database

Future Development

Redesign the tab structure

Research set of moods that can be selected

Implement a backend database to store mood, medication, and alarm data according to dates

Implement dynamic graphing functionality

Implement email/export functionality

Tie alarms/notifications to device notifications

Questions?

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