Light the Way - Starshrooms Final Presentation - IAT 404/5

Light the way

Kawi Cho Carmen ChowShawn HsiaoJack JuScott Ko Darell Teo Stephanie Yin

Starshroom

Project Mission

Light the Way is a two-part device that helps people find their seats faster and more efficiently, using low-intensity lighting to provide helpful visibility.

Project Concept

Illuminate seats and walkways unobtrusivelyDisplay seat occupancy

Recap Previous User Profile 1

Descriptions:

Problems:

End Goals:

18yr old male

High-school Student (part-time work)

succeeds academically

goes out with his friends plays games regularly

more consistent outings are to the movies (with girlfriend, family or group)

prefers newer theaters compared to second-rate theaters (better quality, more recent)

sometimes arrive late or friends arrive late (problems with rides, other obligations, etc)

would like convenient way of finding seats in the dark when it is hard to tell how

many seats are available and where

Recap Previous User Profile 2

Descriptions:

Problems:

End Goals:

22yr old female

UBC Student / Level 1 Car Insurance Agent

busy - not much time to go out

rarely goes to movies

on the occasion of going to a movie - would like it to be an enjoyable experience

may arrive late due to busy schedule

would like something to help her find seats in guaranteed to be busy movies

would love to have something to help her see in those busy theaters after the

lights have turned off/dimmed

would like to know before hand if going to the movie would be worth her time

(ex. too busy to get good seat…etc…)

Generic User Scenario WITHOUT Product

arrive at theater

decide what movie to watch

proceed to box office/fast lane to purchase desired movie ticket(s)

go to theater room

look for seats to accompany party

sit and enjoy movie

Generic User Scenario WITH Product

arrive at theater

decide what movie to watch

proceed to box office/fast lane to select desired movie

box office/fast lane will graphically display available seats

if user likes the seats available, then buy ticket(s)

go to theater room

use aisle lights to indicate row with available seats

use seat lights to indicate available seats

sit and enjoy movie

Although both scenarios are fairly similar, the product

provides users with assurance and the ability to find seats

faster

How? We moved from concept to design strategy

Concept

Focus

How can we make the process of going to the movie

easier?

Late Comers & Busy Movies

Don’t know how busy the theater is until after tickets

have been bought and user enters the theater room

Hard to see after lights have darkened

Concept 1 Ultimate Movie Seat Experience

Replacing seatingComfort from home in a theatre

Pressure senor activated lights

Seat occupancy display board

Interactive movie experience through seat vibrations synced to the movie

Problem: High cost, replace entire theatre, team resources/knowledge

Concept 2 1st semester

Field Study Results

Observed user solutions

Poor lightingDifficulty finding seatsHard to find dropped itemsLight colored clothing not visible

Cell phones - Signal friends to seats Light up floor - LED keychain light

Concept 2 Light up seats and reservation

Replacing seating

Alphanumeric LED light matrixTicket readersReservation system on display board

Lock reserved seats in upright position

Unlocked by scanning ticket on chair

LED colour change to indicate reservation

Concept 3 Light up seats

Create seat add on

LED matrix Single LED BT Arduino Single wired Arduino per 5 chairs Seat reservation none, aisle lights instead

Our ParticipantsWho?

Movie goers

Age: 21 - 26

Group size: Five participants

our user testing runHow?

Consent formIntro task

Task -Navigate Display map

Task - finding seat

semi structureinterview

1 2 3 4

How?

Scenario 1: Testing the layout of randomized seating from the back of the lecture theatre (room 2600)

Scenario 2: Testing the layout of randomized seating from the front of the lecture theatre (room 2600)

Each participants will go through the two different scenario.

Video Highlights

Light system

Key Finding

All of the participants find the light system is helpful

it is obvious to the users group that how the light system works

The floor light is helpful

“Do the blue dots mean the seats are free?”

Display map Key Finding

4 out pf 5 participants were having trouble with the display map

- “Do we check the screen?”

- “ i have trouble read that map.”

- “ i dont see how the map is helpful for me to locate seats”

- orientation problem (with the map)

Task time

Key Finding

Participant A

Participant B

Participant C

Participant D

Participant E

24.sec

48,3.sec

23.9.sec

73.5.sec

56.2.sec

Task time scenairo 2

Key Finding Participant B

Participant C

Participant E

50.sec

57.5.sec

74.7 sec

What does this graph tell us?Learning curve

more close to the mean

enter from the front of the theater

Scenario 1 Vs Scenairo 2

Key Finding

Task time shorter Task time longer

More negative feedback

Average 60.5 secAverage 45.2sec

More positive feedback “It is obvious that the lights indicate the seat is not taken.”

“The floor light is helpful for me, since it is very inside.”

“The floor light is confusing for me, I thought it is a seat light.”

“i cant even see the seat light, i can only see the floor light, so i just randomlysat on an empty chair.”

More participants take the wrong seats

Non participants take the wrong seats

we learned from our users What?

Our system is not feasible for theater that has a back entrance

The display map is causing confusions for users

The light system is helpful for users

Blue light does not distract the user while watching movie

The intensity of light might be too high

people might block the light when the theater is full?

Limitation:

The lecture theater can not fully minic the real movie theater- The theater is not full of people, misleading participants

Use within subject group, result might affect by learning curve

Does not have the diversity of users group

Refinement needHardware SoftwareReduce size

Strengthen structure and hinge joints

Improve lid locking mechanism

Use the same types of plastics

Brighten LED

Improve way of attaching the light boxes

Improve aesthetics

Implement seat reservation system

Improve GUI

Resolve stability issues

Refinements Made

Refinement madeHardware

Software

Future refinement

Smaller boxes -> Strengthened entire structure

Precise measurements -> better hinge placement

Using Super -> Bright LEDs brighter glow

Removed all software -> 100% electromechanical process

Vacuum form enclosure -> increases build simplicity, strength, aesthetic

Seat reservation system with lockable seats

TOO BIG too soon Unnecessary Arduino + Max programming for very first prototype

User testing with simple mock-ups done in earlier time of development

Future plans:

Trigger seat lights to turn on when people enter theatre for people

returning from washroom/concession or customers who come

in later than 20 minutes

Make full customization of seat-light size and shape available

for different theatres and preferences

Prototype Process of Making