In order to help define the user for the mirror interface, I thought I would observe the daily morning routine of myself and a friend. Here are the results:
Observations about my morning routine:
-alarm clock went off
-pressed the snooze button twice
-got out of bed
-went to laptop, check e-mail and weather
-went to the bathroom to take a shower and brush teeth
-went back to bedroom and turned the TV on, on the way, then continued to bedroom to get dressed
-went to the kitchen to make coffee
-went back to bedroom to pack bag for school
-went back to kitchen to pack a lunch for school
-sat at kitchen table to eat breakfast and watch TV
-made a phone call
-cleared the table then picked up my bag and left for school
Observations about my roommate:
Woke up and showered
Stays in towel in bathroom to blow dry hair and do make up
-spends about half an hour in front the mirror doing this
Gets dressed
Makes breakfast
Brings laptop to kitchen table and checks e-mail while eating breakfast
Packs things for work
Leaves for work
Based on my observations…
The example of my daily morning routine describes someone who usually rushes to get ready for the day, or doesn’t really waste any time in the morning. For people that have a similar routine to mine, I think the mirror interface would be useful if it had simple functions like playing music or the radio. For people who do not spend a lot of time in front of the mirror, or are just doing something really fast in front of the mirror like brushing your teeth, the mirror interface might just add something else they had to do that they don’t really have time for.
The example of my roommates daily routine describes someone who takes their time in the morning. The mirror interface might be useful to my roommate because she can multitask while spending all of that time in front of the mirror. Perhaps she could watch TV or do something to pass the time while blow drying her hair or putting on make up.
For our user scenarios I think we should consider how much time people have in the morning to use the mirror interface. Some people wake up early and leave enough time to do other things, while others just do what they have to do to get ready and leave for the day. We can then decide what kinds of features the mirror interface should have and have it be customizeable according to what different types of users will use the interface for.
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