Thirma - Wearable Technology
Thirma - Wearable Technology
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Overview
Thirma is an ongoing wearable technology project that intends to explore the effects of human body temperature on health conditions by establishing a baseline then identifying anomalies.
Project Duration
April 2020 - (ongoing)
Value Proposition:
Develop a more efficient COVID-19 contact tracing system by building a wearable technology platform that helps users become more aware of their internal body temperature to better manage temperature-related illnesses.
The Goal:
The goal of the project was to seek, develop, and validate a scalable business model.
My Role:
Principle and Lead Product Designer
My Responsibilities:
Manage a multi-faceted development team of engineers and designers, prototyping and testing.
Starting the Design
Created a User Flow to understand how the user will navigate the app and identify areas of improvement.
Refining the Design
Accessibility Considerations
1
QR included for easy setup.
2
Face ID is included as a login option to help users log in more quickly
3
A digital temperature gauge is included on top of the home page to visually assist users in quickly and clearly viewing their current temperature.
Usability Study
Each volunteer was assigned their own smart tee shirt and instructed to login and analyze how their temperature varied through live, hourly, daily, and weekly parameters.
Findings
1
Users could not see how body temperature data alone could benefit them.
2
Users found the connection setup to be difficult to accomplish.
3
Users wanted more than one feature.
Takeaways
In contrast to my prior assumptions, people did not understand how body temperature, as a stand-alone feature, could benefit them. However, users did show interest in the physical design of the tee shirt and the idea of having multiple sensors working on one device gathering different data with the ability to track and share their data with others.
Next Step Recommendations
1
Add to or replace the body temperature sensor with a sleep tracker, heart rate monitor, and/or foot step counter.
2
Simplify the initial connection setup.
3
Increase the battery life to at least 24 hours.
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