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ACTIVE AGING - JAN KRÜGER DETAILING
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Height Adjustability: Input Configurations:
One of the findings in model making was that it was necessary to have a certain Research among the target audience has shown, that in many cases tactile buttons, switches and knobs are
amount of adjustability of the device angle towards the user, to account for different preferred over touchscreen input methods. To find the appropriate button configuration however, the tasks that
heights and personal preferences. would be performed on this device were considered and the resulting minimum number of buttons was listed.
The sliding mechanism as shown below is ideal for this use case, because it is cheap
to implement, allows very fine adjustments and will not move under downwards User Performed Actions: Minimum list of Inputs:
pressure.
- UI navigation (directional buttons, ok, cancel) 1. Navigation (up down left, right)
- Game interaction, (directional buttons, action) 2. Confirm/Action
- Exit games, menus, cancel selections (cancel, menu) 3. Cancel
- Video call controls, initiate, pause, end call 4. Menu
- Text inputs for Wi-Fi and Profile etc. (on screen 5. On/Off switch
keyboard, voice inputs)
- Power device on/off, wake/sleep
After careful consideration these five input elements were chosen as sufficient and most importantly, user
appropriate input methods for the specific user performed actions and most common use cases (Basic UI
navigation, video calling and gaming)
Variations of the Same Principle:
