Within class we completed a group task which was introducing us to creating a logical connections between the following categories and turning them into an idea we could use to create a smartwatch UI:
Money
Safety
Travel
Health
Entertainment
Fitness
Education
Leisure
Space
My group picked to think about Safety (with a slight overlap into health), Space and Entertainment:
Once we had brainstormed about each category we were able to start creating a logical connections within the same category or connecting 2 different categories. Some of connections we created were very weird and imaginative but the idea was to think of something a bit extreme which might be impossible and work back to make it something that would be more possible and work for a smartwatch UI. Some of the ideas we came up with were Space travel theatre, VR sleep, Alien cinema translation, Monitoring blood in Space and Dangerous Areas In Space.
We then applied what we had learned about content design in the lecture and created an explanation of the design solution and how it would work.
After doing this exercise, I still didn’t have any solid ideas so I decided to mind map 2 more categories (health and travel) to help generate more ideas and help decide on my watch UI. From this I was able to use all 5 mind maps to generate ideas for my smartwatch UI:
After generating these ideas, I decided with either a Pollen Detection UI or an Insulin/blood level alert.
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I picked these 2 as I think they would be the most beneficial to people in their day to day life. There is so any people who suffer from hay fever and attempt to avoid areas of high pollination to prevent setting it off. I also liked the idea of insulin and blood level tracking due to the dangers it can cause and being able to detect it before it becomes fatal
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I already knew a little about both ideas but to get a better understanding on them both I decided to research into them a little more. This will also help with deciding what to include within my smartwatch UI and the type of language the user of the AI is used to and will understand.
Each year more and more people are becoming allergic to pollen, this is because of climate change making the growing season longer as well as plants and trees grow faster which creates a lot more pollen and is causing a spike in symptoms. Pollen is made up of tiny particles in a fine powder which are released by plants and trees as part of their reproductive cycle and is spread by insects and the wind. The Met Office states that Pollen season runs between March and November however it is argued that it can run all year round. Everyone has a different tolerance to different pollens so when the count is referred to as “high” it still means others may still more sensitive.
Pollen is measured by the amount of pollen per cubic metre observed over a 24 hour period and sometimes known as a forecast which states the risk over the coming days. The symptoms of hay fever normally start to occur when the count is over 50 so the likes of the common allergy grass pollen where the count is over 50 or birch trees where the count is over 80 is considered to be high.