Faculty/School

Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice

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We're looking for students to study this topic.

Research centre

Supervisors

Professor Marianella Chamorro-Koc
Position
Professor
Division / Faculty
Faculty of CI, Education & Social Justice
Dr Daniel Cook
Position
Lecturer in Industrial Design
Division / Faculty
Faculty of CI, Education & Social Justice

Overview

Quantify-me solutions of current digital health technologies show increasing advances in self-tracking vital data. However, beyond sensor technology for monitoring vital signs, there is limited advances on how to make sense of this data in relation to our personal wellbeing or health goals. Consequently, there is limited knowledge in relation to the design specifications to help people make sense of all this data in useful manner to support health decision making. This VRES project aims to develop the interface design of REST-i, a sleep monitor device we created as part of a larger project. REST-i prototype is a standalone device designed to monitor sleep patterns at home. Its intended use is for parents or family members to understand changes in vital health data of their loved ones while sleeping – for example, this is the case of parents needing to monitor their children after a concussion event. The purpose of the data captured by REST-I is to support self-efficacy mechanisms to support people’s confidence and enable them to manage and make decisions about their health. Self-efficacy is correlated with motivation, achievement, and emotional well‐being and self-regulation.

Research engagement

From a Human Centred Design perspective and Research through Design (RtD) approach, the research activities of this VRES project is to: (1) explore the different interface designs applied to health tech devices to inform design specifications for REST-i (2) design the REST-I screen(*) and a companion App, (3) conduct a usability testing, (4) produce a high-fidelity digitised visualisation of the resolved prototype.

(*) REST-i is a working prototype that features a screen, and it will be provided for the VREs project. You will design the interface design of both the REST-i screen and the companion App.

Research activities

Literature review, product investigation, design workshops, individual design tasks,  interactive design and prototyping.  Prof Chamorro-Koc and Dr Cook will supervise students during the  development of each of the VRES activities.

Outcomes

The expected outcomes of this VRES are:

  • Screen interface design of REST-I and the companion App.
  • High-fidelity digital representation of the solution
  • A report about the usability testing results

Skills and experience

  • Know a design process (suitable for 2nd and 3rd year Industrial Design, Visual Design, Interaction Design)
  • Have interest in applying human-centred design approaches
  • Knowledgeable of Adobe suite, Photoshop, Illustrator and any other supporting UI design

Start date

18 November, 2024

End date

31 January, 2025

Location

QUT Kelvin Grove Campus

Additional information

Students will work directly with 2 supervisors. A program of activities and meeting times will be developed with the student group to suit availability. Access to Z12 workshop will be available.  The program of activities will adopt a hybrid approach with in person activities and on zoom meetings.

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Contact

Professor Marianella Chamorro-Koc

m.chamorro@qut.edu.au