Playing music in a group setting can be challenging for students during creative work sessions. Collecting feedback and dynamically selecting music to queue in these busy environments is often difficult and distracting. Our users desire more seamless ways to play music in collaborative settings.
Resonance is a smart speaker accessory that will make the hard music decisions for the group, like magic. It provides music recommendations in real-time based on user feedback and suggestions, minimizing distractions and maximizing productivity.
When you're in your groove, you don't want bad music to get you down. Give live feedback and recommendations on the Resonance widget to dynamically influence the music being played!
Simply tap the Resonance device with your smartphone to join the session and have your feedback count—no app download required.
Resonance is fully capable of handling the DJ responsiblites so you as the host can focus on more important things. Don't want to take a backseat? There's a full set of optional controls so you can micromanage to your heart's content.
The Resonance device contains the algorithm that instantly turns any ordinary speaker into a smart speaker. Its sleek design is easy to set up and easy to use for host and guests: just tap to start!
We first conducted user research to explore the problem space and to narrowly define our target users: students in creative majors.
We conducted interviews with three different students and discovered two important tasks: 1) dynamically playing music and 2) providing non-disruptive feedback.
We then created a design in three components that would help users complete our primary tasks. There was a host application, a guest lockscreen widget, and physical device responsible for speaker connection and user onboarding.
With our initial paper prototype, we conducted usability tests with our target users and discovered concerns about the necessity of the physical device and confusion about the host onboarding process.
Our final paper prototype overhauled the host application in favor of a host lockscreen widget, similar to that of the guest. The physical device was broken into two components to help clarify the host setup process and to give guests an easier way to connect.
We then worked on translating our paper prototype into a beautiful, minimal digital prototype. Small technical details were added to truly make the design polished and feasible.
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