With a working prototype, we did a
Diary Study with 3 different participants. Every participants had a SPICKI prototype for three days. Each day, we gave them a mission to guide their experience with SPICKI.
After three days of Diary Study, we had an
In-depth Interview with each participants to find out more about the reasons why they used SPICKI in certain situations, and how that made them feel.
These are some of the comments we received:
"SPICKI is FUN"
Recording itself was very fun since we are not used to it. Also, it is very special because it has emotional and sentimental values.
"SPICKI is SLOW LIFE"
We immediately deliver and receive messages in these days, but with Spicki, you don't. It's like a letter, Spicki has aesthetic value of slowness.
"SPICKI is GIFT"
When I sent messages via Spicki to my friend, she was very excited which made me even
Diary Study
Our platform provides mainly 4 functions,
(1)Archive, (2)Share, (3)Edit, and (4)Visualize
(1) Archive
Users can upload and download the audio data saved in SPICKI.
Make your own Sound Album!
(2) Share
SPICKI can be used for music composing. Share your new melody with others, and listen the music of others.
(3) Edit
Cut, mix, and create new sound!
(4) Visualize
Sound can be visualized in to color. Find your own “sound color” and draw some pictures with provided sketch tools!
PROCESS
RESEARCH
PROTOTYPING
FUTURE OF SPICKI
Our platform provides mainly 4 functions,
(1)Archive, (2)Share, (3)Edit, and (4)Visualize
(1) Archive
Users can upload and download the audio data saved in SPICKI.
Make your own Sound Album!
(2) Share
SPICKI can be used for music composing. Share your new melody with others, and listen the music of others.
(3) Edit
Cut, mix, and create new sound!
(4) Visualize
Sound can be visualized in to color. Find your own “sound color” and draw some pictures with provided sketch tools!
After conducting several user tests, our team have found out “new user needs." Therefore, we planned to design further application for SPICKI, the Platform.
SPICKI will introduce the users to a new platform of “Sound Playground.” Users can meet up the platform via Internet and Mobile webpage.
Focus Group Interview
Diary Study
SPICKI Daily
SPICKI Premium
We conducted three types of user research: Guerilla Testing, Focus Group Interview, and Diary Study.
Through this process, we could figure out what value does people want to get from SPICKI, and how they will use it.
FINAL EXHIBITION
After a short Guerrilla Testing on the streets with the strangers, as a team we decided to dig in a little deeper into user needs. So, we conducted a Focus Group Interview.
In total, there were 19 participants, who are females in their 20s. We conducted the interviews 4 times each lasting about an hour throughout April, 2015.
In order to find out specific user needs and exact situation in which SPICKI could be used, we asked each participants to write down and categorise their "Happy Moments" and "Happy Sounds."
Through FGI, we found out that there are strong connections between sound, emotion, and situation. People associate specific sounds with different emotions that they felt in specific situations. Sound could be a trigger of certain memories and emotions.
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With a working prototype, we did a
Diary Study with 3 different participants. Every participants had a SPICKI prototype for three days. Each day, we gave them a mission to guide their experience with SPICKI.
After three days of Diary Study, we had an
In-depth Interview with each participants to find out more about the reasons why they used SPICKI in certain situations, and how that made them feel.
These are some of the comments we received:
"SPICKI is FUN"
Recording itself was very fun since we are not used to it. Also, it is very special because it has emotional and sentimental values.
"SPICKI is SLOW LIFE"
We immediately deliver and receive messages in these days, but with Spicki, you don't. It's like a letter, Spicki has aesthetic value of slowness.
"SPICKI is GIFT"
When I sent messages via Spicki to my friend, she was very excited which made me even
SPICKI Daily Prototype consists of three main parts:
Front, Base, and Recording Module.
The Front plastic surface was made by thin acrylic cut by laster cutter. The Base was made by 3D Printing using ABS Filament. Inside the case, there is a Recording Module.
SPICKI Premium Prototype is made using Arduino and Plywood Box.
Inside of SPICKI Premium Prototype consists of Arduino UNO, RFID Shield, and MP3 Module, connecting with a Speaker. The outside of the prototype is made with Plywood cut using a laser cutter.
After consideration, we decided to make SPICKI Premium's prototype by using Arduino, since there was technological limits for us to implement all the ideas we've went through.
We decided to implement a prototype that will be used for language learning scenario.
When a user place SPICKI Premium Prototype nearby RFID sticker, pre-recorded chinese language will be played.