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