GPS NAVIGATION CONCEPT
Julie Luu Jamie Sieb Matt Welch Interaction Design Fall 2010
INTERACTION DESIGN Project Assignment
Our goal was to brainstrom current interactions that aren’t design or designed poorly and improve upon them.
THE LIST
Medical records Geneology Phone Books City Info/ What to do ATM Self Checkout Parking Meters Communication During construction Airport Security Emergency room Health care info Currency Car Dashboard
AEIOU PHASE
After brainstorming the list of interactions, out of the list were voted to be picked to improve. From the smaller list, we split into teams to pick which interactions we wanted to design. We picked City/Navigation to combine into one problem. Then we brainstorm the AEIOU of city/ navigation, which is the activities, enviroment, interactions, objects, and users.
ACTIVITIES ENVIROMENT INTERACTIONS OBJECTS USERS
THE PROBLEM
There is currently no personalizable navigation system for seperate users when traveling and following directions.
OUR SOLUTION
Create a personalizable, simplified navigation platform that is able to adapt to the different wayfinding needs of a wide variety of users.
THE RESEARCH
During the research, we looked into different aspects of current navigation systems. We gathered information from different users by collecting them on survey monkey. From the research we found that these systems do not adapt to different types of learners.
THE USERS
Part of the research phase, we sent out a survey asking many questions of how one navigates, and which system they are using. These are the answers to the questions we have asked.
WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE ABOUT EXSITING GPS SYSTEMS?
I would like to make it more intuitive. If routes could be picked by terrain or sightseeing spots. I also wish routes could have consideration for driving conditions as well. Nothing really beats human knowledge and interaction with the environment you're traveling in, so maybe finding a way to better integrate people into the navigation systems. It would be nice if you could click through the steps.
Darth vader voices in gps devices would be nice. Update them frequently. The freeway exit to get to my house was closed for an entire year and Google Maps never recognized it. I always had to give verbal directions to anyone visiting me. Update. HUD in a car windshield.
In GPS and online maps such as mapquest/google maps, there is always a round about way they give you where it actually takes you longer.
I always thought it would be sweet if it was projected across your windshield and drew the lines on the road for you! that would be epic!
More intuitive, updated, and how a normal person drives, plus accurate.
There should be a "traffic/ construction/detour" feature
Sometimes on googlemaps when you enter an address it has a really hard time finding that address.
I would make them faster at locating your vehicle while moving and have the maps easier to update without having to pay a lot of money.
TELL US ABOUT A TIME YOU GOT LOST USING A PHYSICAL MAP OR ANY GPS DEVICE.
GPS took me 5 miles along a road off of the highway considered as “shortcut”, but in reality, made me drive a 5 mile loop back onto the highway, setting me 2 miles behind where I originally turned off of the highway for the shortcut. And yes, it told me to turn off the highway again at the same spot. I was late to a wedding this summer using a GPS. It kept trying to take us down a road that had been closed off (and was private to begin with). The GPS would not calculate an alternate route and we nearly missed the ceremony. When we received directions from someone in the wedding party, the other route was miles off from where the GPS wanted to lead us. There is traffic. I tell tom tom to create “Alternate route” which takes me away from the traffic and then right back on to it. as opposed to taking me far away from the traffic and still close to my destination.
THE DIAGRAMS
From the problem statement, we narrowed down the problem into a visual form.
City Info/ Navagation | Problem There is no personal navigation system for separate users when traveling or following directions. ACTIVITIES
USERS
OBJECTS
Car Forest Suburb City Road Stores Alleys One ways Tunnels
INTERACTION
ENVIRONMENT
Driving Getting gas Finding relevant things GPS voice Selecting Time to destination Speed limit Cataloging drive time
Speed traps Voice input Cigarette lighters The car GPS Other cars Toll Booths Getting help
Passenger Drivers Tourist Bikers Valet Kids EMT Delivery Taxi drivers Cops
Car GPS Steering wheel Speedometers Coffee Cups Visor Radio Airbag Crosswalk
user
simplify a car navigation system to make an users experience quick,simple, and efficent.
user
simplify a car navigation system to make an users experience quick,simple, and efficent.
City Navigation A personalized navigation system that can be used in and outside of the car for a wide variety of users.
Personalization
Information
Simplified
Relative
Collecting Data
Waypoints
Printed
Roadside attraction
Proximity
View/Select Data
User input
NAVIGATION DEVICE
NAVIGATION DEVICE
People Placement/Arrows
Reactivity
FAMILIARITY
Low gas
Relative
COMPREHENSION
GPS
Signs
Directions
Road closure
MAPPING
EFFICIENCY
SELECTION
Voice
Commuters
Out of town
Readability
Age
Food/Lodging/Hospitals
Interests
Destination
USER
NAVIGATION DEVICE
Preference
USER
Defined through personalization
SIGN
USER
NAVIGATION DEVICE
USER
Defined through personalization
Accept/Deny
PERSONALIZATION Matt Welch
Out of town Commuters
People Age
Relative
Interests Printed
Voice
Personalization GPS
Roadside attraction Collecting Data
Information Road closure
City Navigation
Low gas
Directions Main Point Secondary Link
Waypoints
Placement/Arrows Necessities
Signs Reactivity
Readability
Relative
Proximity
Simplified
THE PERSONAS
Our personas cover a wide variety of users ranging from age groups that have different learning styles of wayfinding.
Grant Griffin 21 years old New Resident
Grant Griffin, 21 New Resident Originally from Texas Moved to Denver for college Often uses GPS in vehicle Destinations: friends houses, restaurants, city nightlife, and outdoor recreation
-Originally from Texas -Moved to Denver for College -Often uses GPS in his vehicle -Destinations: friends houses, restaurants, city nightlife, and outdoor recreation Moss Welch, 61 Exerpienced Driver
He uses physical maps, base off of cardinal directions. Commutes 25mi each day. Likes mustard, a lot. Destinations: mountains, work, errands.
Bernadette Krizman, 24 Different Learner Uses google maps to find directions, then prints directions Has dyslexia and we use “driver side” or “passenger side” to describe directions to her. Destinations: work, home, friends houses, concerts, vet supply stores, night life
PERSONA DIAGRAMS
We created visual diagrams that would help show the problem we are solving.
The GPS loses signal and takes about 5 minutes to find the correct address. They both finally arrive at the Zoo!
Grant needs to go to the Zoo to sketch out some tigers. Before he heads out he needs to obtain the address.
Grant obtains the address for the Zoo and his friends house. As he leaves he needs to get gas. Grant selects the nearest gas station.
After picking up his friend, Grant then needs to reput in the address to the Zoo.
After Grant gets gas, he has to input his friends address into the GPS. Which takes awhile for it to read.
21,Male, Illustrator Advid Hiker. Uses his Garmin to get to new areas.
Finally arrives at Whole Foods!
She obtains the address and inputs it in her GPS.
Berna has to listen carefully so she doesn’t miss her turn again.
Berna needs to go out and get groceries from Whole Foods. She doesn’t know where one is so she looks it up.
The GPS takes about 5 minutes to re-route her.
Berna misses her turn and goes left instead.
24,Female,Veterinary Has dyslexia and we use "driver side" or "passenger side" to describe directions to her.
GPS CONCEPTS
Our solution on improving the GPS navigation system is providing personalize learning styles for each users. For the deliverables, we created a desktop application, an example of the features, and the platform it will be on.
This is an example of what the desktop app would look like when setting up the GPS device. In this app, the user is able to customize the GPS before using it on the road.
Welcome License Agreement
Welcome
Install Navigation Style Interests Congratulations
This installer will complete the setup of your personal navigation profile. The install process will also place an application on your computer that will notify you of updates for your navigation device.
This is part of the settings, the user can pick different learning styles by surrounding areas.
Welcome License Agreement Install Navigation Style Interests Congratulations
Navigation Style You are just 3 questions away from completing your personal navigation style. What best describes where you live?
Rural
Suburbs
Big City
Welcome License Agreement Install Navigation Style Interests Congratulations
Interests Completing your profile with what interests you will allow your device to suggest new places to you, and remember your favorites. What are some of your major interests? Food
Library
Movies
Outdoor Recreation
Music
Sports
Dancing
Theater
Art
Coffee Shops
Bars
Bookstores
Museums
These show the list of interest that the users can imput information. This is one of the setting that will be on the GPS device, when driving options will pop up and ask if you would like to go there. After it is installed, there is a feature that can provide a video walk through of the directions before driving.
GPS FEATURES
This section will provide an understanding of how our GPS concept differ from current GPS systems now. It will provide the features of what it offers to different users of the device.
1.work 2.store 3.home
1600 Pierce Street Lakewood, CO 80214-1466 444 S.Wadsworth Blvd Lakewood, CO 80214-1466 1710 Robb. Street Lakewood, CO 80226-1466
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3
This is one of the screens of what the GPS interface would look like. This is an option that lets the user combine different trips into one, also this allows the user to drag the address to the order they will be driving in.
Another feature of our GPS concept, it offers different learning styles. This is an example of how the device will tell the user to turn passenger side instead of going right. This option allows different users to use our GPS.
directions:
colfax
turn passenger side on colfax + directions
Some users will be more used to using maps and navigating by using cardinal directions. The system accomdates there needs and provides a compass and a simple map to help them on their way.
This is the screen a user that prefers cardinal directions will see after inptting the address of their destination. The layout will always be oriented with top being north, the same way a physical ma would be.
home
glenwood springs
7139 Otis Court Arvada, CO 80003
415 east 6th street glenwood springs, co 81601
directions: continue west on i-70 idaho springs
Now travelling:
+ directions
genesee park
This screen features the set of directions that a user preferring navigation by cardinal directons would see.
Users are able to add directions on the fly by pressing the + directions button. If they would like to stop for gas, food or another attraction, the gps will re route and find the best way to get to the new destination.
directions: continue west on 1-70 Now travelling:
georgetown
do you need to stop along the way?
+
directions: continue west on 1-70
a new italian restaurant you may be interested in just opened in georgetown. Care to stop? yes georgetown
no
save
+ directions
As a part of the desktop application, users will tell the system what interests they have in food and entertainment. The gps will then be able to make recommendations of new places in the surrounding area that fit this set of interests. The user can then add this as a new direction, or save it for a later time. The system will remember this and give them a reminder next time they are in the area.
This screen features the set of directions that a user preferring navigation by cardinal directons would see.
directions: continue west on 1-70
+ directions
glenwood springs
This is our platform of what the GPS would look like. This size is 4� by 5.75� This size is for the convience of carrying in and out of the car as well as putting this in a pocket.
THE CONCLUSION
This new GPS system is both easy to use and personalizable. It combines multiple features to safely custom fit any trip may it be short or long.