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How do we support diversity of users and tasks?

Diversity of Users

Our device is intended to be accessible to users of all physical limitations and backgrounds. To accommodate users that cannot physically reach all areas of the mirror, most of the interface areas that require user input are located near the bottom center of the mirror. Displays that remain constant and do not require user input, such as weather and time/date, are located in those areas that are difficult to reach, like the top corners. Meanwhile the center of the mirror remains blank during most displays to keep the functionality of a mirror intact.

User Profile

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For each user, their profile consists of only two attributes: a preferred language and a "swipe" password. This ease of use allows any user to create a user, while the uniqueness of the swipe offers both security benefits and keeps each profile unique.

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Novice/First-Time Users

Most of the apps on our device are intended to take advantage of user familiarity with industry visual standards. For example, the temperature display uses weather iconography like clouds, the light/brightness display uses a lightbulb icon, and the settings icon uses a gears picture. For interfacing with the user, we are heavily relying on natural human motions and movements like swipes, taps, and pinch/zoom. Very few if any of our apps require complicated input from the likes of a keypad or buttons. 

Our default display and apps are such designed to be universally accessible to first-time users and resemble common industry software. They require a low quantity of easy human movements to use and most of the functionality is visually obvious.

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Knowledgeable Intermittent Users

Since our apps are designed to be fully customizable by the users, a user with intermediate proficiency with the device can customize the apps to be more accessible. Most if not all of the apps can have their visual displays fully customized - for example, the weather display shows only the temperature by default, but can be changed by a user logged into their profile to display a weekly graphic. The widgets can also be physically customized by the user - changing their location and size on the mirror, or changing the icon to be something more immediately recognizable.

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Expert Frequent Users

For expert users, nearly the entire mirror can be customized. Users can go for a minimalist display with the widget bar only displayed on user input, and with certain apps hidden until the user requests them, or a more complicated display with fully customized displays. Certain apps like the schedule/calendar, notes tool, and draw tool allow an experienced user to keep a cluttered display that shows important information.

Since the users can also physically move and customize the widgets, individual expert users can change the display to be more personally accessible - moving apps that require the least human input far away and regularly-used apps closer to where the user can physically reach. Users can change the iconography to be more visually recognizable, or even customize how apps update themselves.

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Diversity of Tasks

For the vast majority of users, most of the functionality of the mirror is through simple visual displays, like showing the temperature or the weather. More intermediate users will likely rely on the calendar/scheduler app, the news feed apps, the social apps, and the notes tool. Expert features include the health apps and the utilities apps. 

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