This project is contains the complete versions of all stages of the design for my Intermediate Human Computer Interaction class. I worked in a group of three where I was Project Coordinator, Mobile Version Designer and Experience Researcher for all the doctors interviewed. I also helped to create the presentations and rationalizations for all the designs. For more information, please see the end of this project.
The three gifs below feature the first paper prototype that we created for this project, featuring an interactive watch that can test for Chikungunya as well as show prediction models for the scope of the virus, doctor and disease information.
The below images are from the final iteration of our Chikungunya website. There is the homepage, which features all information regarding the disease, prediction and spread maps, contact a doctor and an order form for the In-Home Chikungunya Testing Kit.
This page can scroll to reveal more information about the virus.
Each zone on this map can be clicked on to enlarge each of the states in that region Each state then shows the current spread in red dots and the predicted spread in blue dots.
This order form follows the common form for many shopping websites, and has about 8 unique pages.
The three images below are the high fidelity prototype of the mobile version of the website that we created. It has all the features that the website has: contact a doctor, prediction maps, further information and a Kit ordering form.
The map can be clicked on to automatically zoom in in the afflicted area.
Below is the paper prototype of the In-Home Testing Kit that we included in the final design. It includes a testing stick and holder, an instruction manual and a further information packet for reading during the test.
In this project my main roles were Mobile Website Designer and Project Coordinator. I interviewed many of the subjects, but focused mostly on conducting the interviews with the doctors. I aided with the write-ups which included rationalization and presentation of the project.
For my Intermediate Human Computer Interaction course we had to go through the process of researching, designing and testing a product to solve either an issue on campus or in the world. My group and I decided to design for the spreading problem of the virus Chikungunya in the United States.
At the beginning of the semester, we interviewed entomolgy and meteorology professors on Cornell's campus as well as medical professionals to further understand the importance of Chikungunya awareness as well as how the disease spreads. Our initial goals for the project were to create more communication between doctors and experts in the field, these changed after interviews and we realized we need to include "regular" people into our design based upon the recommendations made in the interviews.
After the interviews, we created personas to help us picture our ideal user. The three created personas featured our main Floridian resident, a doctor and a world traveller. Using these personas, we created an inital paper prototype of a watch that can both spread information and test for the disease. When we went back to our interviewees, we discovered that the product had the right features but was unuseable, so we went back to the drawing board.
Our final design was a website with mobile functionality and an "In-Home Testing Kit" that allows users for pre-checkup testing. The site features both a prediction and current spread model of Chikungunya in the United States, maps for contacting a doctor, information on the disease and an order form for th Kit. For the website and the kit, we did extensive research on existing products to further understand how to attempt to make a medical website. For all major, polished iterations of the design, we communicated with our previous interviewees to validate the designs.
