Idropo A Hydroponic Planting System Advance User Interfaces A.A. 2017-2018 Professor Tutor Franca Garzotto Mirko Gelsomini fede.carrozzo@libero.it Carrozzo Federica Faccini Ruben ruben.faccini@mail.polimi.it Falci Angelo angelo.falci@mail.polimi.it Redaelli Beatrice beatrice.redaelli@mail.polimi.it
Idropo PROBLEM STAKEHOLDERS Children, their families and their schools Needs Actively involve children in cultivation GOAL A smart product that educate through cultivation and play constrains Playable by multiple children at the same time
Idropo PROBLEM 1. click and grow 2. miracle-gro aerogarden 3. plantui price technology goals price technology goals price technology goals 60 - 90 € Smart soil Grow faster 90 - 350 € LCD screen Grow faster 99 - 265 € Grow faster Buttons to [different Built-in sensors More nutritious [different App related Easy to use [different Easy to use regulate timer sizes] Pre-seeded No pesticides sizes] Built-in sensors sizes] Self regulating Built-in sensors pods Pre-seeded pods Pre-seeded pods based on timer • Nice design, attractive • LED lights consume less • nice and useful design • Different plants, grow fast • Indipendent system • Indipendent system • Indipendent system, • Includes screen to control • Different plants, grow fast requires minimal care and plants’ needs and an app • Simple setup of the timer maintenance - Simple for your smart device through a button on the top reviews reviews reviews setup • Low energy consumption • Expensive (also refjlls) • Expensive (also refjlls) • Expensive • Problems with timer • Needs nutrients adding • Needs nutrients adding • Sometimes need to reset • Water pump a bit noisy
Idropo SOLUTION For kids growing plants is challenging, Reducing the time of cultivation by they tend to lose interest easily. using an hydroponical system. REQUIREMENTS OPPORTUNITIES Children are interested in dynamic Creating a smart device that is dynamic activities, and usual plants are statycs. and friendly, like a friend or a puppet.
Idropo CONCEPT SMART PRODUCT 1. Create a catchy and dynamic vase to make it appealing to children. 2. The child can understand the state of his plant by the “eyes” of it.
Idropo CONCEPT LED LIGHT SENSOR for the plants Water sensor LCD BUTTONS Mp3 arduino df player
Idropo CONCEPT INTERACTION BUTTONS START PLANT calendar curiosity To start playing with Idropo. To set up arduino, To tell how long the current crop Collection of curiosities concerning A tutorial will start that will guide allowing the calendar to work. has started and approximately the world of plants and fruits you step by step in explaining the how much time will be left for functioning of Idropo. harvesting
Idropo SOLUTION - SCENARIO
Idropo EVALUATION Idropo has been tested in two difgerent schools: - A kindergarten through groups made by 4 children of 5 years old. - A second class of an elementary school through groups made by 4 children of 7 years. KINDERGARTEN ELEMENTARY
Idropo EVALUATION CHILDREN take care of: CHILDREN like to play idropo: 3,60 4 33% 57% 10% 75% 4 ,3 % 16 ,4 % 4 ,3 % 3,45 4 GENERAL TEST IDROPO TEST PLANTS BOTH ANIMALS *results exclusively scores 3,33 from elementary school not alone BOTH with 4 answered friends CHILDREn PREFER TO PLAY: CHILDREN like to play idropo: 3,40 4 28% 70% 2% 57 ,6 % 37% 2,4% 3% 3,9 4 manual BOTH eleCtronic games games not at home BOTH at school answered *results exclusively from elementary school
Idropo VALUE PROPOSITION - An attractive shape for children. - A product that can infused in children the passion for plants . - Don’t t take away the manual work of children - A product that invites them to interact periodically . - Which type of technology was most suitable for our target. - Gave a pedagogy content about nature. ! Critical CHALLENGEs potential aspects Idropo is the fjrst product that includes a semi-automated hydroponic cultivation and is directed in a simple and direct way to children. There are currently no hydroponic systems designed specifjcally for children. We can therefore say that at the moment Idropo is unique in its kind and its purpose.
Idropo FUTURE WORK From the qualitative interviews with the children and through our direct participation during the various tests, we have listed the most requested improvements by the children: - Choice of color - Greater choice of curiosities that Idropo says - Vocal chatbot - That he had arms and legs Indirectly , we have also noticed other implementations: - Volume adjustment - Each button must generate a tangible reaction
“Can I buy it at the Bennet?” - Luca, 7 years old Advance User Interfaces A.A. 2017-2018 Professor Tutor Franca Garzotto Mirko Gelsomini Carrozzo Federica fede.carrozzo@libero.it Faccini Ruben ruben.faccini@mail.polimi.it Falci Angelo angelo.falci@mail.polimi.it Idropo Redaelli Beatrice beatrice.redaelli@mail.polimi.it
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