2. @UCL_DBL
@UCL_DBL
@UCL_DBL
Mobile Developer - pretty much every platform!
Lecturer in Distributed and Mobile technologies
Tech Led at UCL Digital Business Labs
Tec Tech Trainer
Mentor at
5. @UCL_DBL
@UCL_DBL
Wearable Web
too much content output to a tiny screen
trying get too much input - keyboards don’t work
existing mental models applied to a new interaction type
take what we have now and make it smaller
while not reducing the set of features
mindset of the designers & clients who did not understand
the limitations of the platform and how it should be used
6. @UCL_DBL
@UCL_DBL
@UCL_DBL
distill the important nugget of information
simplify and packaging appropriately
design around short focused activities without
reliance on input & scrolling, using sensible defaults
figure out how to do more with less
glances to represent small units of relevant content
think of the entire journey - wearable to device
7. @UCL_DBL
@UCL_DBL
@UCL_DBL
consider battery - offload to devices or cloud
wearables are not smaller smart phones
Context is King
use information is already known about the user and what
can be gathered about location and agenda
inputs available, angle gesture pressure
8. @UCL_DBL
@UCL_DBL
• number of notifications and interruptions a Smart Phone
inform us about and how that has changed behaviours
• what important to that user at that moment, in that
location, in their social or work context
• otherwise it may be just a distraction
• filtering should extend beyond notifications and help to
reduce noise
16. @UCL_DBL
@UCL_DBL
@UCL_DBL
why physical device labs?
remote testing can look but can't get feel remotely
mobile apps were standalone or connect to servers
increasingly they now connect to ‘things’
device compatibility, connectivity, reliability,security
network conditions, distances and interference
17. @UCL_DBL
@UCL_DBL
@UCL_DBL
dev kits and prototypes for other companies to play with it
hosting events and meetups, Wearable Wednesday
iBeacon Hackathon, bluetooth meetup groups
host your hackathon?
future of retail demonstrators and fashion
19. @UCL_DBL
@UCL_DBL
@UCL_DBL
Gather detailed use analytics to learn and iterate with
the help of our UX Consultants and connect directly with
users hoping to become App Ambassadors.
App Lab
Push your app out UCL’s 45,000 staff and students.
Editor's Notes
DBL help startups with digital businesses not limited to UCL, but to the greater London community
W3C Wearable Web Group
Occasionally Connected / Disconnected
High Latency & network congestion
Low or varying Bandwidth
Battery Issues
Storage Restrictions
Processing Restrictions
last talk will covered UI in more detail
Tizen and LG Web OS, browsers on wearables - browsers on phones was crazy too
mindset of the designers but with the clients who did not understand the limitations of the platform and what you should use it for
difference between 4.5 inch and 7 inch smartphone and tablet. Both are in reality fundamentally different devices not just in the physical screen size differences.
understanding the user's context this is far more important on a wearable device than it ever was for a smart phone
don’t delivery every single message, be selective
Internal trigger (like an emotional need) wake up, going on lunch, leave work, finish a meeting (not just scheduled finish of meeting)
deciding what and how to notify the user and when is hard, observing how and when the user accesses notifications is key time of delivery of message + time read + actions taken. Machine Learning can play a huge role here in addition to what the user prefers and does
importance of trialling an building the right product
harder to fix silicon than it is code
Nir Eyal - The more closely a product can couple the external trigger (like a notification) with the internal trigger (like an emotional need), the more likely the user is to respond
publishing guidelines in this area with CTIA based on workshops at MWC
Collabouration why get involved
build an ecosystem around device labs and collabourative and testing spaces and communities
return on investment for dev kits and prototypes if you want other companies to play with it
hosting events and meetups, Wearable Wednesday iBeacon Hackathon, bluetooth meetup groups
host your hackathon
Device Lab can manage your device loan programme for you in London and the UK. As our Device Lab is mobile so we can take the devices to those driving innovation
get your kit into the lab, don’t be the missing device when startups look for kit to play
have the devices and the test community
playbrush and antix Snap Fashion
future of retail at the dandy lab