iCoxBox
Andres Lopez-Pineda, Jesse Riemer, Taylor Gilbert
User Analysis
Rower
- Physical limitation: No hands available to use interface
- Motivation: Interested in retrieving relevant information, quickly
- Environment: Will be used on a boat while rowing
Coxen
- Physical limitation: No hands during race, since they will be needed for steering
- Motivation: Interested in retrieving relevant information, quickly
- Environment: Will be used on a boat while steering and communicating with rowers
Coach
- Environment: In a chase boat, so cannot directly interact with other boat, rowers, or coxen.
Task Analysis
Access boat-related data in real-time
- Goal: To monitor the status of the boat in order to communicate that to the rowers
- Precondition: iPhone is secured to boat, in view of the user
- Subtasks:
- Once started, view all relevant information with minimal interaction
- View pre-written notes
- View ghost trail of current path and desired path
- View stroke + accelerometer data
- Toggle between on-boat and coach modes
- If in coach mode, use a button to count strokes
Store race data
- Goal: Save a set of data related to a race
- Subtasks:
- Press button to start race
- View data (as in the task above) during the race
- View timer for the race
- Choose whether to record audio in addition
- Press button to end race
- Have the data automatically be stored for later use
- Change the name of the race afterwards
Replay race data
- Goal: To be able to review race data at a later date
- Precondition: the user has stored at least one set of race data
- Subtasks:
- Choose desired race out of a list of past races
- View race data at any point in the race, with the different sets of data time-synced
- Play/Pause/Rewind playback