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Wake Me Up

A conceptual captology design by

Adrian Boswood, Patrick Callaghan, Morgan Case,

Jay Graham, Carl Kirby, Nick Morris, and Dave Wright

Design ChallengeTo create an interactive technology that motivates single

people living alone to get up in time for work.

Time limit: to be presented on Wednesday 4 June

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Wake Me Up

Persuasive Purpose• To persuade single people living alone to get up in time for work

Industrial Design

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User Description

• Age Group: Any age group

• Single male or female living alone

• In full time employment

• Needs to get up at a specific time on their days of work

• Has difficulty getting up on time and is frequently late for work/appointments

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A typical scenario

At 7.10 a.m. the alarm clock buzzes, and he presses the snooze button again - a recorded voice warns him, “This is your 2nd alarm, it is 7.10. You have only 10 minutes to get up or you will be unable to use your kettle.”

Carl hates to leave without having a cup of coffee. He gets up and goes to the kitchen where he hits the Cancel button on the control unit. The alarm is cancelled.

Carl is fed up with missing breakfast and running to catch the train so he buys the Wake Me Up system. That night he programs in his working days and days off with the system set to wake him at 7 a.m. tomorrow morning.

After a good nights sleep, Carl’s alarm clock buzzes loudly at 7 a.m. waking him up.

Carl ignores it and presses the “Snooze” button and goes back to sleep.

Carl switches on the kettle and makes himself a coffee before leaving in plenty of time to catch his train.

Carl, this is your 2nd alarm, it is 7.10. You have only 10 minutes to get up or you will be unable to use your kettle

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Prototype of Wake Me Up

CONTROL UNIT

RADIO CONTROLLED PLUG

ALARM UNIT

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Features/Functionality

• The system comprises a programmable control unit, a set of radio controlled plugs and alarm clock

• The system can be programmed to operate differently on work days and off days, activate at different times on different days, etc.

• An override feature allows the user to cancel the system if ill or on vacation.

• The user can choose warning durations, voice messages and sounds

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Theoretical Justifications• Only suitable for single people - people in

households have routines. One user could prevent everyone else using the appliances!

• The set of plugs can be wired to the user’s choice of appliances, e.g.TV, DVD player, toaster. The system can be sold with a set number of plugs. This implementation also keeps the cost of the system down.

• The alarm clock and appliance plugs are controlled by radio signals from the control unit because trailing wires between rooms could be messy and unsafe.

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Shortcomings of Design

• Need for an override feature- best option so far is to only allow it to be overridden using control unit, at least 8 hours before the next alarm time.

• The system is persuasive but does not force the user to get up, they can still choose to ignore the warnings and suffer the consequences!

• Some users may feel tempted to get up, cancel the alarm then go back to bed.

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Expansion - What else is possible?

• Other features and interactions

– Switch on bedroom lights and/or open curtains

– Adapt control units to be used in individual bedrooms

– Locks fridge door

– Allow user to record their own wake up message or sound

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Next Steps in Design Process• Is there anything similar on the market. If yes,

what makes our product different?

• Conduct market analysis, user surveys and focus groups.

• Carry out a full production cost analysis to determine the retail price.

• Build a prototype and carry out user evaluations.

• Design interaction for the control unit, build and test program prototype.

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Wake Me Up Summary

• This system would be aimed at a specific user group - single people in full time employment.

• It motivates the user to get up promptly by threatening to prevent use of a users chosen appliances.

• Weaknesses include the override feature and the fact that it does not guarantee the user gets up on time.