This document describes a potential product called VeMote that would allow a user named Couch Potato to control his smart TV using voice commands to Alexa. Couch Potato is a 20-year old student who enjoys video games, sports, and entertaining friends in his room. He often loses the TV remote and has many disconnected technologies. VeMote would be an Alexa skill that allows Couch Potato to change the TV volume and channels just by speaking to Alexa, solving his problem of losing the remote and creating a more seamless viewing experience when friends are over.

1. VeMote
Ditch your TV remote with the help of Alexa.

2. Couch Potato Profile
● Student
● 20 Years Old
● Tech Savvy
● Owns Alexa
● Somewhat disorganized and
lazy

3. Couch Potato Interests and Values
● Video Games and TV
● Loves hanging in his room
● Enjoys sports

4. Couch Potato Technology Use
● Uses Alexa for lights & more
● Owns smart tv
● Interested in latest tech

5. Couch Potato
Typical Day
● Entertain friends in room
● Play video games
● Watch sports
● Eat snacks

6. Couch Potato
Future Goals
● Explore Alexa skills
● Create easiest lifestyle

7. Couch Potato
Key Problem
● Loses his remote often
● Has many disjoint technologies
Motivation
● Wants to watch TV with ease
● Wants to entertain many
friends in one room

8. Couch Potato Now ● Unnecessary
number of
devices
● Cannot find
remote in room
with many
people

9. MVP1 Features
● Replicate the basic and most
useful functionality of a remote
● Ability to change TV volume
and channel
An Alexa Skill

10. Use Case
As a tech-savvy smart TV
watcher, I want to control my
TV via voice activation so that I
can seamlessly watch TV with
all my friends.

11. Mock Up
Ahhhh not anotherpotato chips commercial!Change the channel!!!

12. Mock Up
Oh no… I can’t find theremote again. What do wedo?

13. Mock Up
It’s OK… I’ll use VeMote.

14. Mock Up
Alexa, ask VeMote tochange the channel toNickelodeon.

15. Ok, changing channel to
Nickelodeon.
Mock Up

16. Mock Up
YAY!!

17. The Hypothesis
With VeMote, Couch Potato will
be able to integrate his existing
technology allowing him and his
friends to watch TV without
unnecessary interruption or
effort.