Upon picking up the device I was pleased with the improvements I suggested. I'm not sure why the screen size has decreased, but the text seems viewable for me at least. It’s always nice to have a large screen but maybe this was the reason I found it hard to pick up in the first place. The suggestions of button colour, design and text placement on the device are to my liking. Despite the reduction of screen size I still feel people with arthritis will still find it hard to pick up and hold. I think now that the device is easy to hold with one hand there is no need for a strap to attach it to my person.
When I turn the device on the initial screen showing the setup was of decent quality and allowed me to personalize the device to my dietary needs. I noticed that some dietary needs were still missing and if you add these the device will be improved. I started off by trying to scan in a packet of crisps and I was still confused when it didn't scan in first time round, but it finally worked just like last time. I can't see a way you can improve it though. I was disappointed there was no picture alongside the text which displayed the item I scanned in. I like the way it said press the red button since pressing a coloured button is easier than which of the two buttons is the select button. I like the way you could go back to the main menu easily but preferred text which displayed how far along the chain of menus I was. Going back to the main menu I was somewhat pleased that the main menu was quite simple but also it had lost a lot of functionality I think more menus should be added but maybe this is just a prototype of what it looks like rather than a complete prototype. On the report screen it would have been nice to display numbers/percentages on the bars to show the values. It was also lacking a suggest meal plan option unlike the old prototype which I think you should bring back. I think if you added more functionality the product would be better but then again you need to keep the device simple for my companions.
Analysis
- · The improvements were well approved by myself
- · Screen size is suitable but preferred it before
- · The grip is much easier to hold now the device is smaller
- · Unsure why functionality is lacking but this might be due to the prototype just showing the improvements only
- · Liked the way buttons were referred to by colour
- · Preferred the original prototype’s report section
