Watch Assembly
After 2 weeks of prep in the FabLab this was the time when we are able to put all of it together. As a reminder in the first 2 class sessions, we learned how to build and construct a circuit and learned how to laser cut and design in ink scape. When we arrived to class we we introduced to some pieces to help make a circuit board to operate our watch. After a brief introduction we started working with a program to help tell our watch what to do. We did a couple exercises we programed our circuit board to pair with the tilt sensors so our watch an work. After we learned and downloaded out program, we went to work on our assembly. Honestly, I thought it would be worse than it was. After we super glued the circuit board to the bottom part of the watch it all just started to come together. I was incredibly fun after just a quick 3 sessions at the FabLab we were able to conceptualize and make this product.
Storyboarding
For the remainder of the class, we broke off from making the watched into our project teams to storyboard our product. We began with u users and wanted to highlight Jenna. We saw the next step was to raise awareness on our product through word of mouth mostly. Thirdly was to picture the initial purchase of our product which we saw to be done at a department sports store like Dick’s. We then needed correct descriptions of how to use the products best. Next, we depicted the user first putting on the product and transitioning them to a product they use every day. This was a great exercise that helped us lay out the timeline was looking for our product down the road. I think that this helped us gain perspective on our product and begin to lead us in the right direction.
My name is Ryan Kane, and I am a senior graduating in the spring of 2019 from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Gies College of Business. I have a double major is both Supply Chain Management and Information Systems and Information Technology.
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