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.