1. PIP

2. PIP
Research to date:
Existing devices (This is where we got some of our ideas)

3. O
PIP
Creating Persuasive Technologies: An Eight-Step Design Process : The ones that are relevant to our project are:
“Defining the persuasion goal to match a target audience with an appropriate technology channel.”
“Imitating successful examples of persuasive design.”
“Performing rapid trials”
“Measuring behavioural outcomes”
“Building on small successes”
“Choosing a receptive audience”
( Fogg B.J. (2009) Creating Persuasive Technologies: An Eight-Step Design Process . Persuasive ’09)

4. PIP
Conducting Usability Studies with Users who are Elderly or have Disabilities:
Test the product/website on the target users
Talk with them about the product and how they think it could be improved.
Ensure that the people who will be using the product/website can actually operate all aspects of it.
(Van Deer Gest, T. ( 2005) Conducting Usability Studies with Users who are Elderly or have Disabilities. Technical Comunication. 53 1)

5. PIP
On 19th October, we held a focus group with 16 members of the Whitehall Active Retirement Bowling Club, during which we presented the idea of PIP and asked for feedback on the idea.
We are currently designing a questionnaire to send to people across all age groups to find what if our target age is in fact the optimum age group for PIP:

6. PIP
We intend to present PIP with a Flash 3D revolving image, demonstrating what happens when the phone or doorbell rings, and when it is pressed as a panic button. We will also have several models to choose from: