Group Members

• James Fox, jcfox@mit.edu
• Megan Roytman, meganr@mit.edu
• Chrisantha Perera, cperera@mit.edu
• TA:

Problem Statement

Laundry is a stunningly boring chore. Psych! We love it.

In communal living spaces, facilities such as laundry machines are often used by multiple people. Often, the number of machines is limited, and there are not enough dryers or washers for all those who want to use the laundry at a particular time. Users do not have a reliable way to check several aspects of the laundry facility without being present in the laundry room:

• Whether any machines are open
• How long the wait time is to start a new load of laundry
• Whether the user's laundry is finished
• Whether any machines are broken

Even though they might be present in the facility, some information is not available to them. This information includes:

• What dryer settings should be used if wet laundry is to be moved to a dryer
• Who is the facility administrator (to be contacted if a machine is out of order)

We plan to create a website that allows users to set up a laundry checking system. Ideally, such a system could provide much of the missing functionality that the perfect communal laundry facility would require.

GR1 - User and Task Analysis

GR2 - Designs

GR3 - Paper Prototyping

GR4 - Computer Prototyping

GR5 - Implementation

GR6 - User Testing