Throughout the formulation of our Alpha prototype we aimed to include our key stakeholders in the determination of our design choices. Some examples of this involvement can be seen below!
The primary stakeholder involvement was with the structure team, particularly concerning the shape of the main body and placement of the accessible features.
An image of the potential body shapes can be seen below:
Students at Lafayette Campus as well as members of our team were asked to determine which body shape was the most and least comforting. The results of this survey can be seen below:
These survey results were used to determine our preliminary body design which can be seen here.
Another aspect of stakeholder involvement occurred in the determination of the design and placement of the buttons. Students were presented with a variety of button combinations. These combinations can be seen below:
Stakeholders provided us with the feedback that a symmetrical button layout with color coded buttons would be ideal. We will continue to include stakeholders in our design process for the beta prototype!