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IID | Digital Music Player | Seniors Jason Chalecki | Anastassia Drofa | Karen Tang

inTunea digital music player for seniors

IID Spring 2006, Project 4Jason ChaleckiAnastassia DrofaKaren Tang


Design challenge

Design a portable or fixed music player

for elders to be used in their homes


Who are “elders”?

Defined as

People ages 65-95

Restrictions

Independent living


Music players today


We Asked11 seniorsAges: 70-85Gender: 4 Male, 7 FemaleStatus: Widower, Widow, Married, Single

At-home interviewsWhat type of music do you listen to?Describe the last time you listened to music…Do you do other things while listening? Pick out 5 meaningful objects…

“we’re older…notice I didn’t say elders…”


We listenedGenres classicaleasy listeningtalkoldies

Selectionradio vs. CD vs. tapenarrow vs. wide

Listening Habitsalbums vs. songsbackground vs. foregroundactive lifestyle

Artifactsphotoscards & mementospaintings


We imagined

Postcardshared experience

Shoeboxdirect manipulation

Scrapbookmapping memories

Pillowportability


We validated

Postcardshared experience

“I think that would be a lot of fun”

Shoeboxdirect manipulation

“If you could organize all my CDs …”


We synthesized


inTune

A music player designed for seniors that enhances connections with friends and family through sharing of music with personalized cards.

Design Prototype


inTune

Video sketch


inTune explained

STATIONARYControl PanelDisplay holderOne-button playShare/record feature

Storage UnitStores musicStores mementos

PORTABLELightweightVolume control


Validated Themes


inTune summary


Questions?

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