Protype of PDA for Team Tantastic

1 – Power on/off button. Allows the user to activate or deactivate the PDA.

2 – Menu navigation. This allows the user to select the area of the program that they wish to use (eg. check information regarding different foods, exercise routines, calorie counter etc.

3 – Main Screen. The screen has to be the most visible part of the device as this is where the user can access all of the information that they require. The screen on the design above shows a basic layout of what the screen would look like if the user was trying to access information about different food groups.

4 – Raised Platform. This is to make it slightly more visible so that it stands out to the user as one of the main parts of the device. I have placed it in the middle as I feel the user would be able to see it much more efficiently if it was situated in the middle of the other buttons.

5/6 – Shortcut buttons. These buttons will take the user directly to the screen that they have been programmed for. For example, one button will take the user back to the homepage so that they dont have to go through another menu screen in order to get back to the beginning.

7 – Main Button. This part of the device allows the user to navigate through the menu options. The four corners (top, bottom, left, right) allow the user to move through the menu and the middle buttom (small circle) allows the user to select the option that they require.

8 – Battery Charger. This is where the user can plug the device into the mains so that they can recharge the battery on the PDA so that it doesnt run out when they need to use it.

9 – Headphone port and volume buttons. At the side of the device there will be a port so that the user can plug in a set of headphones that are provided with the device so that they can listen to the voiceover without distracting other people. Two small buttons are situated directly next to the port with a plus and minus sign next to them. This represents volume control. I choose to keep this on the side of the device so that it doesnt take up too much of the screen.

10/11 – Onboard speakers. These are incase the user opts not to use the headphones. The voiceover will be able to be heard by those around so that it is effective for more than one user to hear what is being said. The volume controls also work for the speakers.

This is the same design as the previous screen. The main point of this design is to show a different screen type which represents different information for the user. The information can be gained by accessing the menu options (see section 2 of diagram 1).