{"id":4142,"date":"2020-10-18T15:53:09","date_gmt":"2020-10-18T19:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/undsgn.com\/uncode\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=4142"},"modified":"2021-01-13T14:36:05","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T18:36:05","slug":"craft","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/cherisha.net\/portfolio\/craft\/","title":{"rendered":"CRAFT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-2&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;82857&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Microsoft Inclusive Design Challenge <\/strong>\u2013 Design a product, service, or solution to solve for exclusion in a deskless workplace by integrating inclusive design principles to build a solution to enable people with disabilities working in deskless workplace to improve diversity in design.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Problem Statement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 How might we design a tool for people with limited mobility in their arms to create art in Virtual Reality?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Solution<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Our team designed a tool called &#8216;Craft&#8217; using principles of multi-modality\u2018, that allows people with limited mobility in their arms to create 3D art in Virtual Reality using voice commands and eye movements. Multi modal human-computer interaction refers to the interaction with the virtual and physical environment through natural modes of communication.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-1&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-2&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;82859&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-2&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221;]<b>Team<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Cherisha Agarwal, Joanna Yen, Pratik Jain, Shimin Gu, Raksha Ravimohan, Srishti Kush<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>My role<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: I actively contributed to the UX design process by conducting the user interviews and testing to analyze the results and document the insights and helped in the various prototypes for our project. I worked on designing the personas and various other digital assets. I was responsible for designing the style guide for our project booklet and designed the entire booklet layout and graphics. I was also responsible to lead the team for the XR Startup Bootcamp for this project concept where we analyzed the business model and product market fit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Tools used<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere Pro, Sketch, Unreal<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;2&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-3&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243;]<b>DESIGN PROCESS<\/b>[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-2&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-3&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;82832&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-1&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243;]<b>Research &amp; Brainstorming<\/b>[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-1&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-2&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since we had the freedom to create any product we wanted to, based on our interests we came up with different professions and disabilities that the team wanted to focus on based on our target audience. After deciding the professions, the following process was followed:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Listing all the tasks that the person does, in order to figure out the point at which they will not be able to work normally due to a disability<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Card sorting to come up with problems we potentially wanted to work on. Card sorting helped to narrow down our ideas to three different scenarios and disabilities: Artist with limited hand mobility, Cashier using a kiosk and having physical disabilities <\/span><\/span>and a blind tour guide trying to find his way at a museum.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After discussing the idea with our Professor Dana Karwas and getting feedback from the Microsoft team, we decided to go ahead with the idea of artists with limited limb mobility and trying to create drawings in VR.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-3&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_gallery el_id=&#8221;gallery-181023&#8243; type=&#8221;carousel&#8221; medias=&#8221;82834,82835&#8243; carousel_lg=&#8221;1&#8243; carousel_md=&#8221;1&#8243; carousel_sm=&#8221;1&#8243; thumb_size=&#8221;sixteen-nine&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; carousel_interval=&#8221;3000&#8243; carousel_navspeed=&#8221;400&#8243; carousel_loop=&#8221;yes&#8221; carousel_overflow=&#8221;yes&#8221; carousel_dots=&#8221;yes&#8221; carousel_dots_mobile=&#8221;yes&#8221; stage_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; single_overlay_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; single_padding=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-3&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243;]<b>Insights from Artists and Designers<\/b>[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-3&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-2&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To get more clarity on our idea, we decided to speak with artists and creative technologists, to understand their workflow. These artists were mainly students from NYU or working professionals who worked on illustrations, cinema, music, 3D modelling, graphic design and game design. The students helped us in figuring out the different pain points and learning curve. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The responses were very insightful in conveying tools and softwares used and how to frame solutions if the same softwares were to be used by people with disabilities. We also discussed the idea of multi-modal input as a means of interaction for persons with limited hand mobility. They provided useful insights where eye tracking could work in the softwares.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-1&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;82836&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-2&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_gallery el_id=&#8221;gallery-185721&#8243; type=&#8221;carousel&#8221; medias=&#8221;82837,82838&#8243; carousel_lg=&#8221;1&#8243; carousel_md=&#8221;1&#8243; carousel_sm=&#8221;1&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; carousel_interval=&#8221;3000&#8243; carousel_navspeed=&#8221;400&#8243; carousel_loop=&#8221;yes&#8221; carousel_overflow=&#8221;yes&#8221; carousel_dots=&#8221;yes&#8221; carousel_dots_mobile=&#8221;yes&#8221; stage_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; single_overlay_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; single_padding=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-2&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243;]<b>Secondary Research<\/b>[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;2&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-4&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The current market is flooded with options to draw art in Virtual Reality. Some of the options are TiltBrush, Quill, Medium, Block by Google. Apart from these popular tools there are many other upcoming tools which are now available including Make VR, Gravity Sketch and Mozilla A-Painter. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We tried on the VR headset to get a sense of the 3D art interactions in Virtual Reality by immersing ourselves with Medium, TiltBrush and HoloLens to understand the current features and functionalities. Surprisingly, the apps and headsets meant for VR did not have accessibility features and are completely unusable for someone with limited mobility. Here are some of our observations:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drawing and selection of tools can be done only through hand held controllers at present<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drawing using voice by mentioning coordinates is not intuitive<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State of natural language processing is not advanced enough to perfectly transform the user\u2019s commands to strokes<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-3&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_gallery el_id=&#8221;gallery-166984&#8243; type=&#8221;carousel&#8221; medias=&#8221;82839,82840&#8243; carousel_lg=&#8221;1&#8243; carousel_md=&#8221;1&#8243; carousel_sm=&#8221;1&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; carousel_interval=&#8221;3000&#8243; carousel_navspeed=&#8221;400&#8243; carousel_loop=&#8221;yes&#8221; carousel_overflow=&#8221;yes&#8221; carousel_dots=&#8221;yes&#8221; carousel_dots_mobile=&#8221;yes&#8221; stage_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; single_overlay_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; single_padding=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-2&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243;]<b>STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS<\/b>[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-3&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To help us understand how we should develop our idea, we needed to get insights from experts in the field and potential users. Since we were foraying into an unexplored territory, we required new perspectives to better understand the interactions and complications involved. Some of the interviews we did were with:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Todd Bryant<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, NYU Professor for VR who helped us understand VR technicalities and also pointed out there was no accessibility currently in VR<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Serap Yigit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a User Experience Researcher at Google who helped us learn about user research techniques and usability functionalities<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Claire Kearney-Volpe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, NYU Professor at the Ability Lab who guided us to focus on multi-modal interactions and put us in touch with potential users at Adapt Community Network<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Erica Wayne<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Account Manager at Tobii Pro who helped us understand the eye tracking mechanisms<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Peter Cobb<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Director of Adapt Community Network who explained how users with limited physical mobility currently create art<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Adapt Community<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> members who suffered from cerebral palsy and were quite excited about our multi-modal tool to create digital art<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These interviews gave us a real world experience of how users reacted to our idea. Some of the key insights were as follows:<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-3&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-2&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;82841&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-2&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_gallery el_id=&#8221;gallery-945639&#8243; type=&#8221;carousel&#8221; medias=&#8221;82842,82843&#8243; carousel_lg=&#8221;1&#8243; carousel_md=&#8221;1&#8243; carousel_sm=&#8221;1&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; carousel_interval=&#8221;3000&#8243; carousel_navspeed=&#8221;400&#8243; carousel_loop=&#8221;yes&#8221; carousel_overflow=&#8221;yes&#8221; carousel_dots=&#8221;yes&#8221; carousel_dots_mobile=&#8221;yes&#8221; stage_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; single_overlay_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; single_padding=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-2&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243;]Personas[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-3&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Based on our interview insights, we identified four unique persona to focus on for our project. Each persona had their own goals, motivations and frustrations and different mobility levels as well. Hence it helped us make our design more universal in nature.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;2&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-3&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;82844&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-2&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243;]<b>PERSONA SPECTRUM<\/b>[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-3&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We also established the persona spectrum, which indicate the exclusions we would be solving for as it relates to their story. By designing for someone with a permanent disability, someone with a temporary ailment or situational limitation can also benefit. We defined various ways the solution can be applied across multiple scenarios and contexts of different people with similar motivations.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;2&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-3&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;82845&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-2&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243;]<b>PROTOTYPING &amp; ITERATION<\/b>[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-3&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After understanding our persona spectrum and user flow, we proceeded to create basic prototypes to demonstrate and test the concept of our idea. To make our tool accessible, we had to empathize for our users and identify pain points and intuitive ways of interaction. We decided to go for multi modal interaction, since the user has limited hand mobility, we wanted to make use of voice and eye gestures to perform tasks. We wanted to experiment the entire user flow with both eye interactions and voice, to see which is more intuitive. We started with creating a video to demonstrate how voice commands and eye gaze can be used to operate the tool without hands. This prototype helped us demonstrate our idea and make it understandable to our users as it was quite a new and unfamiliar concept to many people.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221;]https:\/\/youtu.be\/FJF-9fC7jvo[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-2&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;82846&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-2&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243;]<b>Paper Prototype<\/b>[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-3&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After working on the video prototype, we compiled our product features and interactions. Once we got insights from professionals, we decided to build a paper prototype. The idea was to build something simple which we could take to our users and test it out. We were looking to add common and easy to comprehend tools. We came up with a list of tools which included drawing tools, system tools and functionality tools. After this we printed out each tool icon on a A4 sheet as demonstrated in the pictures below.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-1&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;82849&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_gallery el_id=&#8221;gallery-153815&#8243; type=&#8221;carousel&#8221; medias=&#8221;82847,82848&#8243; carousel_lg=&#8221;1&#8243; carousel_md=&#8221;1&#8243; carousel_sm=&#8221;1&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; carousel_interval=&#8221;3000&#8243; carousel_navspeed=&#8221;400&#8243; carousel_loop=&#8221;yes&#8221; carousel_overflow=&#8221;yes&#8221; carousel_dots=&#8221;yes&#8221; carousel_dots_mobile=&#8221;yes&#8221; stage_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; single_overlay_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; single_padding=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-1&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-1&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243;]<b>USER TESTING<\/b>[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-3&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After our prototype was ready, we wanted to come up with a cheap and easy solution to demonstrate eye tracking. We concluded that a laser pen would be the most optimal way to do that. Our plan was to attach the laser to pen on a hat and once the person moved their head, the beam of the laser would move. This would give an idea to the user where they were pointing on the paper prototype. Once the user gazes at a particular tool, the selected tool is highlighted using the blue-violet light. To draw, the user would move the laser point across the canvas and a student would trace the trajectory using a marker. Some of the tools such as scale and color palette were made expandable and we used different sheets of paper to make pop ups. We decided to test it with designers and artists with experience in experience in VR as well as 2D and 3D software drawing tools and normal hand movements to get quick feedback on usability. We then planned to test it with the members of the ADAPT community who had limited hand movement, but were interested in art and the concept of drawing using eye movements.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-1&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_gallery el_id=&#8221;gallery-174514-326&#8243; type=&#8221;carousel&#8221; medias=&#8221;82850,82851&#8243; carousel_lg=&#8221;1&#8243; carousel_md=&#8221;1&#8243; carousel_sm=&#8221;1&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; carousel_interval=&#8221;3000&#8243; carousel_navspeed=&#8221;400&#8243; carousel_loop=&#8221;yes&#8221; carousel_overflow=&#8221;yes&#8221; carousel_dots=&#8221;yes&#8221; carousel_dots_mobile=&#8221;yes&#8221; stage_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; single_overlay_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; single_padding=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;82852&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;82853&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;82854&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-2&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243;]<b>FINAL DEMONSTRATION<\/b>[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-3&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After understanding our user journey and building our information architecture by reorganizing the tool structure and finalizing on our interactions, we proceeded to create the final hi fidelity prototype using the Unreal Engine. We also did a mockup of an on-boarding AI assistant called Crafty to help new users get familiar with the interface. The assistant guided the user with the features and functionalities of each tool and was available if the user got stuck at any point. The final prototype process included Movement tracking, Interactable user interface, Time-based gaze selection, Teleport function, Painting function and changing the Environment. These tasks helped us accomplish a working prototype which users could interact with in the immersive environment.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;2&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-3&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_gallery el_id=&#8221;gallery-160012&#8243; type=&#8221;carousel&#8221; medias=&#8221;82856,82855&#8243; carousel_lg=&#8221;1&#8243; carousel_md=&#8221;1&#8243; carousel_sm=&#8221;1&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; carousel_interval=&#8221;3000&#8243; carousel_navspeed=&#8221;400&#8243; carousel_loop=&#8221;yes&#8221; carousel_overflow=&#8221;yes&#8221; carousel_dots=&#8221;yes&#8221; carousel_dots_mobile=&#8221;yes&#8221; stage_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; single_overlay_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; single_padding=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_column_text]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bO8zd7UHTAs[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-2&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Next Steps<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-3&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have received good feedback for our prototype but we aim to work towards improving it even more especially in the following areas:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use eye movements to draw<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Incorporate voice functionality by using machine learning and artifical intelligence<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use natural language processing for building an effective AI assistant<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Test with more users and refine the user interface<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brainstorm on how to transform the drawing to 3D coordinates<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Release it on the Oculus Store and Vive Store<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We hope that this tool would be extremely useful for people with limited mobility to not only experience VR but also to create interesting content and share it with the world.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; 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The bootcamp ran from Sep to Nov 2018 and it helped us create a business model for this application and perform customer discovery and analyze product market fit. We spoke to 100+ people to gain insights and get feedback on our concept.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-2&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243;]<b>Lean Methodology<\/b>[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-1&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-2&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We followed an evidenced based entrepreneurship model at the bootcamp which focused on customer discovery, rapid prototyping and quick responsive development. The focus was to create a repeatable and scalable business model which can have a huge impact to the world through the medium of virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We followed the approaches given by:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Startup Owners Manual: Steve Blank, Bob Dorf<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business Model Generators: Alexander Osterwalder<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Customer Discovery Vimeo Videos: Lean Launchpad<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to build a startup on Udacity: Lean Launchpad with Steve Blank, Kathleen Mullaney<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-3&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-1&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;82861&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-2&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243;]<b>Business Model Canvas<\/b>[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-3&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We analyzed our project, the basic concept and our vision for this in future and started creating the business model canvas. 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Our final version of the business model canvas was as shown below:<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-3&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;82862&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-2&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243;]<b>Hypotheses to Test<\/b>[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-3&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the course of the entire bootcamp, we listed out hypotheses to test on a weekly basis to see which of our assumptions were true after talking to customers. Some of our key hypotheses to test were as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People with both permanent and temporary limited limb mobility will be comfortable drawing art in VR<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The transition from using hand controllers to eye gestures and voice commands will be a seamless experience<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our tool would be needed by all our targeted customer segments and they <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will find the tool easy and useful<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therapy Institutes, Disability Centers and Hospitals will be our B2B clients and they will be fine with the pricing model<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HMD Manufacturers will be willing to partner with us and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Influencers will be willing to promote our product<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drawing with other people in VR would be engaging for our users and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">children with disabilities will also be comfortable using our tool<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Product needs to be customized for specific customer segments and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In-App Store will create employment opportunities<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-3&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243;]<b>Key Considerations for Early Version Prototype<\/b>[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-3&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-1&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;82863&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;82864&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;82865&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-2&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243;]<b>Testing with Potential Users<\/b>[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-3&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We visited the Adapt Community Network which is a powerful community of people with Cerebral Palsy and spoke to them about our project. We encouraged them to try out our application with the VR headset and they simply loved the experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We also visited the Axis Project which is a multidisciplinary center committed to providing high quality services for those with physical disabilities. 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