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Harmony Watch
Harmony Watch - By Alan
This design focuses on providing more information to the user about the agreements that were made with other family members. The product is based on the project pivot and has some functionality that was tailored to the needs of people similar to father of the Chabot family.
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Pierre Chabot
He is a family man that is present in the house the most since he works part time and takes care of the household, however he is not always that structure. Inside the house he needs to know if other family members are around or if chores need attention in the home. Outside this man needs a schedule and an overview of all the activities planned for the day. As a part time journalist he need to be aware of his own plans and with others. (See Appendix A)
The target user
In synthesis, the user is someone with the following attributes: • A male user that needs to plan activities with other family members. • Someone that works part-time and can take care of the home. • A person who can travel for long periods of time.
Design requirements
Based on these user qualities, the device needed to be portable and provide all the necessary information. • He should be able to have access to the essential information of his appointments. • Furthermore the interaction should be simplistic and intuitive. • The design should communicate with the devices of other family members when inside the home.
Core functionality
The device’s core functionality inside the house is based on the results of the user tests. The main functionality of the product is to guide the user and inform about the events from devices and family members. Similar to how the other devices in the product family work. The lights show the social activities or chores that were planned for that time and the watch is positionally aware.
Added functionality
As any other clock it provides the time, however it has unique functionality when connected to other products. It gives the holder information of other family members to facilitate planning of activities around the house. If the device is outside the house, the interface will show a schedule with planned activities. Fig.18: Amulet horizontal state
Fig.19: Amulet horizontal state
