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
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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:
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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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