Friday, 4 April 2014
Concept Development Offers
Down below I will upload the photos of 10 concept development offers. Sorry for poor quality, if there are any parts that cannot be seen please let me know so I can upload it again or do it on PC.
Wednesday, 26 March 2014
Interview and Observation Experiences
First of all I
am going to talk about my interviews. I made my first interview with my
classmate Umut Onur (21 years old, male, student) -I recorded it and will post
it below- to analyse my questions and asking techniques about a person’s waking
up experience. By doing this, I came to a conclusion which shows me that our
questions are not enough and interview moves spontaneously. This helped me for
my later interviews; I asked right questions with right order and took specific
information I need easier. Later on, I interviewed with Ayse Bilic who is a 41
years old working woman. This time I was more experienced and she could give me
more detailed information, needs and complaints. Also I saw that different
people need different approaches about asking questions and people with an age
difference have different problems and needs about waking up in the morning. I
saw my mistake about the first interview and I tried not to lead Ms. Bilic with
my questions so she could give me more objective answers about our product
idea. Last of all, I interviewed with my sister Buse who is a 15 years old
student. This difference in age and life style of my interviewees helps me to
see things from a wide perspective. All my interviewees have some problems
about waking up but in a different way and their reactions to a new product
have small differences.
After our
project is determined; I was trying to observe myself in mornings and to see
what kind of problems I have while waking up. Since our project subject has
some biases against a beneficial observation video which will not help any more
than interviews, I chose not to do it. Instead, I will upload some photos
explaining some of those problems.
My first interview
A photo showing how easy is an alarm to stop.
Thursday, 27 February 2014
Sound Senser for Deaf People
Problem
Like all handicapped people, deaf people also have so many problems just by living in the world which is designed for majority. Especially in crowded cities and environments, there are lots of dangers for a person who cannot hear, and dangers often represent themselves with a sound, usually the sound grows as the dangers get bigger. A simple car horn can be a good example for that.
Need
There should be a sound sensing device which shows the sound level of the environment the person stands. This device should vibrate at high levels of sound in order to warn the person when s/he's walking or does not check the device.
Target Segment
Deaf people.
Like all handicapped people, deaf people also have so many problems just by living in the world which is designed for majority. Especially in crowded cities and environments, there are lots of dangers for a person who cannot hear, and dangers often represent themselves with a sound, usually the sound grows as the dangers get bigger. A simple car horn can be a good example for that.
Need
There should be a sound sensing device which shows the sound level of the environment the person stands. This device should vibrate at high levels of sound in order to warn the person when s/he's walking or does not check the device.
Target Segment
Deaf people.
University Conversation Chart Application
Problem
In university, some people may have some problems about being socialized or finding someone who wants to talk about the same thing. There are lots of people, lots of conversations but everything is not suitable for everyone at any time.
Need
In order to solve this, there should be an electronic chart which is connected to smart phones' through an application, at the entrance of the canteens or resting places. Anyone who wants to talk something special that day, can send the topic (politics, big game last night, Sartre's existentialism etc.) and the table number or location instructions to that chart with their phones. People can look for conversations which they want to contribute or listen to.
Target Segment
All universities.
In university, some people may have some problems about being socialized or finding someone who wants to talk about the same thing. There are lots of people, lots of conversations but everything is not suitable for everyone at any time.
Need
In order to solve this, there should be an electronic chart which is connected to smart phones' through an application, at the entrance of the canteens or resting places. Anyone who wants to talk something special that day, can send the topic (politics, big game last night, Sartre's existentialism etc.) and the table number or location instructions to that chart with their phones. People can look for conversations which they want to contribute or listen to.
Target Segment
All universities.
Earphone-Case for Smart Phones
Problem
Every person who listen music with earphones have a problem with earphones. They tangle, they got lost etc. Smart phone users, because the phone is too sensitive for falling, also has a secure case problem.
Need
To avoid these problems, there should be a special phone case which has blank parts in it to locate the earphones. This earphone should be made from a safe material in order to save the phone from falling and hits. With the proper blanks, earphone tangling and losting problem can also be avoided.
Target Segment
People who listen music from their phones with earphones.
Every person who listen music with earphones have a problem with earphones. They tangle, they got lost etc. Smart phone users, because the phone is too sensitive for falling, also has a secure case problem.
Need
To avoid these problems, there should be a special phone case which has blank parts in it to locate the earphones. This earphone should be made from a safe material in order to save the phone from falling and hits. With the proper blanks, earphone tangling and losting problem can also be avoided.
Target Segment
People who listen music from their phones with earphones.
Smart Bookmark
Problem
When a person reads a book, if the book is so long or the reader stops reading for some time, it may be difficult to remember all events and catch the progress. Taking notes is a solution for this but otherwise it is a big problem for the reader to go back find and read again the parts.
Need
To solve this, there should be a book-specialized smart bookmark which activates according to the page number it is placed. It should have some informations about the characters and important event progresses about the book until that page (to avoid the spoilers).
Target Segment
Especially old book readers, people who have memory problems.
When a person reads a book, if the book is so long or the reader stops reading for some time, it may be difficult to remember all events and catch the progress. Taking notes is a solution for this but otherwise it is a big problem for the reader to go back find and read again the parts.
Need
To solve this, there should be a book-specialized smart bookmark which activates according to the page number it is placed. It should have some informations about the characters and important event progresses about the book until that page (to avoid the spoilers).
Target Segment
Especially old book readers, people who have memory problems.
Sensor for Device Monitors
Problem
Our era is called the technology era for some people. There are lots of electronic devices for us to look at long time like our computers, phones, televisions etc. This opportunity brings some health problems too. People who look these monitors long time may have some eye problems, headaches, eye dryness and so forth, so the staring position to these devices is very important and should be arranged. People who spend hours against these devices usually forget that and face with these problems.
Need
To remind the importance of the position, monitors should have a sensor which alert the user with a light if s/he stays too close to the monitor for some amount of time.
Target Segment
People who have deskwork, people who spend too much time on their electronic devices.
Our era is called the technology era for some people. There are lots of electronic devices for us to look at long time like our computers, phones, televisions etc. This opportunity brings some health problems too. People who look these monitors long time may have some eye problems, headaches, eye dryness and so forth, so the staring position to these devices is very important and should be arranged. People who spend hours against these devices usually forget that and face with these problems.
Need
To remind the importance of the position, monitors should have a sensor which alert the user with a light if s/he stays too close to the monitor for some amount of time.
Target Segment
People who have deskwork, people who spend too much time on their electronic devices.
Automatic Pet Feeder
Problem
People who live with an animal (like cats or dogs for this case) sometimes may have to leave their houses for couple days and if they cannot bring the animal with them and there are no one available to look after it, there appears a feeding problem.
Need
To solve this problem, a special feed box is needed. This feed box should have layers in them and layers should opened on predetermined time intervals. Before leaving the house, the feed box should filled sufficiently and time intervals should be adjusted for the specific animal's food needs.
Target Segment
People who live with animals like cats/dogs.
People who live with an animal (like cats or dogs for this case) sometimes may have to leave their houses for couple days and if they cannot bring the animal with them and there are no one available to look after it, there appears a feeding problem.
Need
To solve this problem, a special feed box is needed. This feed box should have layers in them and layers should opened on predetermined time intervals. Before leaving the house, the feed box should filled sufficiently and time intervals should be adjusted for the specific animal's food needs.
Target Segment
People who live with animals like cats/dogs.
Toilet Seat Object Holder
Problem
Being in the toilet comprise some amount of time of our lives. If our toilet seats does not have something near to put our stuff (like our books, magazines, crosswords) it is a problem to carry those with us and use that time -so to speak- efficiently.
Need
In order to solve this problem, toilet seats should have an object holder attached to them in which people can put their stuff. This bag-like holder can also be used for holding your stuff like jackets etc. if there are no hangers.
Target Segment
All house owners and public toilets.
Being in the toilet comprise some amount of time of our lives. If our toilet seats does not have something near to put our stuff (like our books, magazines, crosswords) it is a problem to carry those with us and use that time -so to speak- efficiently.
Need
In order to solve this problem, toilet seats should have an object holder attached to them in which people can put their stuff. This bag-like holder can also be used for holding your stuff like jackets etc. if there are no hangers.
Target Segment
All house owners and public toilets.
Smart Alcohol Glass
Problem
Drinking alcohol may be fun for lots of people for most of the time but it can be a disaster for certain people and there is always a problem of not knowing the amount of alcohol in your blood. Excessive rates of it may lead to serious health problems, and it can be hard to control when the person is drunk.
Need
In order to have an information about the alcohol rate, a special glass is needed. The glass should have a beverage selection option which adjust itself for the beverage's specific percentile alcohol level. After adjusting it, person needs to push a little button on the glass to say how many glass of that beverage he/she drank. So the glass should warn the drinker when the alcohol level exceeds the proper rate.
Target Segment
People who has drinking problems, bars and pubs etc.
Drinking alcohol may be fun for lots of people for most of the time but it can be a disaster for certain people and there is always a problem of not knowing the amount of alcohol in your blood. Excessive rates of it may lead to serious health problems, and it can be hard to control when the person is drunk.
Need
In order to have an information about the alcohol rate, a special glass is needed. The glass should have a beverage selection option which adjust itself for the beverage's specific percentile alcohol level. After adjusting it, person needs to push a little button on the glass to say how many glass of that beverage he/she drank. So the glass should warn the drinker when the alcohol level exceeds the proper rate.
Target Segment
People who has drinking problems, bars and pubs etc.
Anti-Rain Laundry Hanger
Problem
Drying your clothes outside in your balcony is almost a must if you do not have a machine to do it in your house or in the close area. It can be sunny and windy outside, but you can never know what the mother nature ups to. Especially in some parts of the year, there is always a chance to rain. If your clothes get wet, you try to save them in a hurry like a lunatic and you lose a big amount of time cleaning the mess and try to dry your clothes when the rain stops, if you are lucky.
Need
In order not to be affected by this problem, laundry hangers should have a system which has a potential rain-shade that comes to the top of the hanger when it senses the water from the rain.
Target Segment
People who has not drying machines in house or near neighbourhood.
Drying your clothes outside in your balcony is almost a must if you do not have a machine to do it in your house or in the close area. It can be sunny and windy outside, but you can never know what the mother nature ups to. Especially in some parts of the year, there is always a chance to rain. If your clothes get wet, you try to save them in a hurry like a lunatic and you lose a big amount of time cleaning the mess and try to dry your clothes when the rain stops, if you are lucky.
Need
In order not to be affected by this problem, laundry hangers should have a system which has a potential rain-shade that comes to the top of the hanger when it senses the water from the rain.
Target Segment
People who has not drying machines in house or near neighbourhood.
Side Elevation for Medical Beds
Problem
In hospitals, nursing homes and so forth, hospital beds are used for the benefit of the patience and they have lots of benefits. But these features cannot help some cases like moving a patience who is in a very bad situation, and who has open wounds so should not have pressure on some parts of their bodies.
Need
In order to save this problem medical beds should have side elevations. Also on beds' side rails there should be a button for the patience to control that side elevation.
Target Segment
Hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilites and individual people who has home health care.
In hospitals, nursing homes and so forth, hospital beds are used for the benefit of the patience and they have lots of benefits. But these features cannot help some cases like moving a patience who is in a very bad situation, and who has open wounds so should not have pressure on some parts of their bodies.
Need
In order to save this problem medical beds should have side elevations. Also on beds' side rails there should be a button for the patience to control that side elevation.
Target Segment
Hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilites and individual people who has home health care.
My Favourite Product
My favourite product is a
tobacco pouch which I bought from Beşiktaş about 1 month ago. It has brought a
big easement into my life. First of all if you roll your cigarette you need 3
things which are a pack of tobacco, a bag of filter and a pack of rolling
paper. Before I bought that product, I was having a very hard time to not
forget/lose all of the equipment. Besides during limited times like class
breaks, rolling my cigarette also had a time problem. This tobacco pouch let
you keep all of the equipment in a small ‘bag’ which saves you from all the
problems above. There is no losing, time or space problem which is really a
life value so to speak.
I will add a picture of my
tobacco pouch, sorry for poor quality.
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