Report findings and draw conclusions:
These interviews made me narrow down my idea more because at first I wasn't sure if I should have buttons that people press or sensors in the chairs that let people know when seats are being used in the library. All of the people I interviewed favored the idea of sensors because buttons could cause problems. In my first interview, a girl said that it's possible that people will forget to press the button when they sit down or possibly even forget to turn it off after they leave, making the seat appear used when it's vacant in reality. So this is why I think that I've narrowed my product into sensors that sense the weight of people sitting in chairs in the library. But this brings me to another problem that my second interviewee brought up. This boy said that there needs to be a weight minimum on the sensors because he goes to Marston a lot and says that very often people put their backpacks on chairs next to them. This would cause the problem of seats on the website appearing used, when they are just filled by a backpack. So, I think that I would need a weight minimum of somewhere around 90-100lbs on the sensors to know when an actual person is sitting in the chair, not just someone's belongings. My interviewees liked the idea of the vacancy/occupancy appearing on the Marston website where people rent rooms because that avoids the extra step of having to download a separate app or going to another website. I've also been hearing about people avoiding the problem of not finding a seat in Marston by renting rooms, so I wanted to ask my interviewees about this. One boy says that he tries to rent rooms but a lot of the time they are already reserved so he has to end up sitting in the library regularly. This made me feel more confident with my idea because, although renting rooms is a solution, it cannot always be done and a lot of times the rooms are already going to be reserved. Overall, I learned a lot from my interviews and they helped me narrow down my idea.
I think your interviews really helped with developing your product more. I also agree that sensors would be a great idea. I know that in cars they have weight sensors on the passenger side. When there is no one in the passenger seat the airbag remains off even with heavy items on it. I believe cars have these same weight sensors and it is something you should look into.
ReplyDeleteYou seemed to have a gained a lot from your interviews. You seem to come up with walls that potentially could make your idea pointless but you are able to come up with a solution about how to by pass these walls. Your interviews seemed to be a success because it gave you some much needed perspectives of what is needed for this project to work. I especially agree that there needs to be a weight sensitive sensor, people do like putting their belongings in the chair next to them if it is open.
ReplyDeleteI like how in your interviews you found out more information that helped you narrow down your product idea. Getting this valuable input will greatly help you when it comes to marketing this service to individuals. The idea of using sensors instead of buttons is a great idea and I can't wait to see how you further develop this service!
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