Transcript MoodTracker
MoodTracker
Troy Crosby, Paul Hazlett, Brian Lager,
Matt Starsoneck, Tobin Valenstein
December 8th, 2011
CMSC434 Section 101
Dr. Shneiderman
Introduction
Cognitive Behavior Therapy - psychotherapy treatment
Mood Tracking - common exercises are to record mood
and journal about thoughts
Remembering to Journal is hard -> mobile application
makes sense
MoodTracker is a app designed to make recording moods
easy and fast!
Related Products
eMoods Bipolar Mood Tracker
Designed for bipolar disorder, has graphing and medication
functionality, but focuses on negative moods.
Mood Panda
iPhone application, rates numerically, graphs and supports
notes, but designed as a social application.
Mood 24/7
Website using text messaging for mood tracking.
T2 Mood Tracker
Designed for monitoring/assisting health of military
personnel.
Features
Record emotion, intensity, and notes
Visualize data in chart/graph form
Export data to a personal computer
Record/track medications (name, dosage, and duration)
View previous mood and medication entries
Set alarms/notifications to prompt user for input
Design Process
Our group decided to use a individual design process
where four of our members produced prototype designs:
Comparing Prototypes
Similarities
Three tab layout for main screens
Slider for mood input
Basic layout of Mood Input and Graph Screens
Differences
Main menu screen/Use of Android menu screen/Tabs
Emoticons/Text for mood selection
Calendar/Menus for date selection
Date Range/Number of days to view for graphing data
Medication input
Combining Features
Tab structure more intuitive than Android menu
Making mood input the default tab
Scrolling popups chosen over scrollpanes
Combining medications & alarms with calendar
Combining email functionality with graphs
Range of dates available to graph
Mood Input Screen
Record date & time: Datepicker
Slider from 1 to 10 of intensity
Spinner (drop-down) to select
descriptive mood
Optional note to record data
Graph Screen
Time Period to be displayed:
Spinner (drop-down)
Medication to be displayed:
Spinner (drop-down)
Line Graph/Circle Graph: Make
Graph overlay appear
Export Data: To an e-mail
address
Calendar Screen
Calendar: Select dates to see
medication/mood for that day
View/Edit Medications:
Medications on secondary
screen
View/Edit Alarms: Alarms on
secondary screen
Video Demonstration
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNEItXCZelY#t=18s
Usability Testing
Pre-Test Questionnaire:
Name
Age
Android Experience
Visual impairments
2 simple tasks requiring use of a single screen
2 advanced tasks requiring use of and navigation
between multiple screens
Post-Test Survey:
Ease of use for each screen (1-9 scale)
Best/worst aspects of application
Usability Testing Results
Usability Testing Results (continued)
Specific user feedback:
Certain features were hard to locate due to poor
organization/labels
Feedback should be offered when using the mood input
slider.
Color and design should be improved to make the app more
visually appealing.
Readability of graphs needs improvement.
Final Status
Functional user interface in need of minor improvements
Minor interface improvements:
Color & visual style
Relabeling of buttons
Consistent font-sizes, button positions
No back-end database
Future Development
Redesign the tab structure
Research set of moods that can be selected
Implement a backend database to store mood,
medication, and alarm data according to dates
Implement dynamic graphing functionality
Implement email/export functionality
Tie alarms/notifications to device notifications
Questions?
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