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Testing

User group Testing

For the user testing I was able to find a current playing rugby player, an ex-player and coach and
one person who likes to keep fit and goes to the gym often. I chose the rugby players as they know
what the purpose of the product is and can potentially offer some different feedback than my
expert and client. The fitness person offers me a completely different point of view, this is becau se
my product can also be used for a core workout. Therefore, it would be nice to see what they have
to say about it.

I let the user group interact with the product and asked them to provide feedback on how they
thought it looked, felt and what areas could be improved.

Aesthetics (D.S 3.5)
NAME/AGE/GENDER WHY CHOSEN? THEIR COMMENTS The product suitably fits into a rugby environment. The colours chosen for the prototype aren’t
too garish and the product looks neat on the post. None of the user group commented that it
Ben Rendell Height: 1.87m Ben likes to go to the gym ‘When using this product it looked ugly or could be improved visually, therefore I am happy with the aesthetics of my
Weight: 90kg often. So I chose him to makes you get low and with the product. If it was to be released on the market, there would be range of colour options to go with

review my product to see right body position you need to this product (examples on colour ways page) in order to widen the appeal to my target market.
tense your core in order to hold
what someone outside of that position. However, as I don’t
rugby says about my product play rugby, I don’ feel as though
and from a fitness points of this product relates to me as I
view could do a core workout using
other methods. But it could be Ergonomics
used a core workout product.
As seen in the image on the left, my shoulders are
perfectly in line with the pads on the panels.
Although this is a prototype and in real production
Jonny Sage Height: 1.88m I chose Jonny to review ‘It’s a difficult product to make
Weight: 70kg my product because he as the breakdown has many the pads would be thicker, I felt fairly comfortable
is a keen rugby player complex skills. However, I think with the pads even though they had 15mm thick pipe
you’ve done a good job and it
insulation. In this picture I am about quarter of the
and is very opinionated really works on getting you into way up towards the post, and when I reached full
about the breakdown. that low body position. You could extension my head did not hit the post, which was
do with having more resistance
Jonny plays rugby to the pads to make the user the worry when initially designing this product.
regularly, so I feel as work hard, just like in a game Height wise, the height of the product is about 1
though he will provide when you have to try and clear metre high, this is to make you get into that low
someone out or hold your
good feedback. ground.’ body position. Therefore, it is purposely designed to
make the user get into an unnatural body position
like they would have to do in a ruck in rugby.
Mark Rackham Height: 1.80m
Weight: 90kg Mark is an ex-forces ‘It looks good, and the principle
is great. As I am quite a big guy it
rugby player and helps makes me have to get really low
coach rugby at 1st XV in order to shift the pads,
level at school. His therefore it serves its purpose This video shows me using the product for real,
well. The lid part isn’t really
knowledge of the necessary as you already know so you can see exactly how it is meant to work
breakdown is solid and I where the ball is. The pads feel Video and the interaction between myself and the
feel that he would good round the shoulders, but I product.
would feel more comfortable if
provide some good the pads were bigger.’
feedback.

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