Vertical, Horizontal, and Diagonal Prototype Testing

Alarm Clock Smartphone App

Horizontal Analysis - Feature definition stage

This model covers little detail and outlines the features of the prototype

• Requires smartphone running Application able Operating System
• Set, Delete, Edit alarms and use custom tones or music
• Consecutive alarming feature
• "Snooze" the alarm
• Shake device to postpone alarm
• Stop alarm feature
• Interface is color LCD touchscreen

 

Vertical Analysis - Functionality and  high detail stage

This model explains few features with high accuracy and detail ("depth"). It is the opposite axis opposed to Horizontal - where many features are listed with little "depth".

•  Create alarm
• Set digital or analog view style
• Set hours, minutes, date of due alarming
• Set repeated dates and times
• Add or ignore additional alarms if primary alarm is neglected (excluding Snooze feature)
• Enable or disable snoozing
• Click create
• Snooze
• Shake device to activate
• Postpones the alarm for 10 minutes
• Rings again after 10 minutes, if not postponed, takes action according to the consecutive alarming ruleset.
• Stop alarm
• Drag slider on touchscreen interface
• Deactivates current alarm at that time until next scheduled alarm according to the created alarm options in that alarm addition (can have multiple separate alarms).

Diagonal Analysis - Scenario outlining

This model focuses on an event of an end user where both functionality and features are utilised in explaining this role-play like prototype design.
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Get the phone out of a pocket. Touch the application to initiate.
Touch create new alarm, opens menu displaying options for scheduled repeated alarming and a select time/date criteria. Close this as an alarm already exists I recall. Click edit on the original alarm, adjust timeframe to 30minutes after 7am. Turn snoozing off and pressed "Finish" to end edit.
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