The document discusses developing a notification system for music festivals using wristbands. It describes testing various prototypes that use LED lights and vibration motors in the wristbands to notify users of different events. Testing showed that vibration notifications were quickly noticed, within 2 seconds on average. However, challenges remained in helping users remember what different color notifications meant and allowing for personalization of the notifications. The document outlines plans to continue developing a personalized notification system that festival organizers could use to send important updates and messages to attendees.

1. Festivals
Lies Tambeur
26 November 2014

2. Technologies at festivals
 App
 Screen
 RFID access control
 Social media
 RFID payment
 Temperature, audio, movement

3. Source: Lightwave

4. Brainstorming
 On my own and with friends
 With Wouter
 With Kurt
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5. Story
 Before the festival
 During the festival
 After the festival

6. Notification System
 First: only notification when it is going to rain
 More brainstorming: whole notification system

7. Notifaction System
 Properties:
 Guaranteed delivery
 Fast delivery and fast notice
 Posibility for personalization
 Existing notifications
 Smartphone (app, sms)
 Screens
 Speakers
 Social media
 Word of mouth
 Solution
 Wristband

8. Possible Notifications
 Rain
 Start of a certain performance
 Promo
 Evacuation
 GSM
 Alarm

9. Testing 1
 Purpose: time for noticing texts notifications
 Method: SMS -> time
 Rationale: night life ≈ festival
 Who: 6 students
 Where: night life Leuven

10. Testing 1
 Results
Group sms
Individual sms

11. Testing 1
 Conclusion
 Group vs individual
 Not conclusive
-> New testing method with less influence from me

12. Testing 2
 Purpose: time for noticing texts notifications
 Method: SMS (from elsewhere) -> time
 Rationale: night life ≈ festival
 Who: 7 (age 21-28)
 Where: night life Leuven

13. Testing 2
 Results
 Conclusion: large variation

14. Prototype
 Wristband
 Led lamp
 Vibration motor

15. Testing prototype
 Purpose: time for noticing notifications with prototype
 Method: start prototype -> time
 Rationale: video to disctract attention
 Who: 14 (age 19-51)
 Where: different places
 Results: 100% within 2 seconds
 Conclusion: Vibration of wristband is very effective

16. Testing: colors
 Purpose: how well do people remember colorcodes?
 Method: assign color to letter, remember letter
 Rationale: directly and a day later
 Who: 21 (age 19-51, internationals)
 Where: different places

17. Testing: colors
 Result:
 Conlcusion: guessing

18. Testing: colors 2
 Purpose: how well do people remember colorcodes when
the chose the codes themselves?
 Method: assign color to letter, remember letter
 Rationale: directly and a day later
 Who: 10 (age 22-29, internationals)
 Where: different places

19. Testing: colors 2
 Result:
 Conlcusion: better but not enough

20. Wrisband:
led lamp and vibrating
 Led -> already exists:
 Tomorrowland
 Xylobands
 Vibrating -> already exists:
 Zband
 fitbit
Coldplay
 Use existing technique for new purpose

21. Problems
 Remembering the colorcode
 How long should the notification stay on?
 Personalization
 Controlling the notifications
 Colorblind
 How can technology contribute to a notification system at
mass events?

22. Planning
 Januari: different notifications
 Februari-march: able to connect to wristbands
 20/3: sketch scientific paper
 23/3: presentation scientific paper
 May: personalized notifications
 End may: HCI-day
 22/5: scientific paper
 Start june: thesis
 End june: defense thesis

23. Papers
 TiNYARM

24. Questions?