Fei Chen

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Room OptimizerTeam Shaolin

• Fei Chen
• Mohamed Koné
• Reza Naghibi
• Shaoyu Xue

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Introduction

• Furniture Layout Tool
• Flexible Room Creation
• Easy Furniture Placement
• Ease of Use

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Program Demo
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Evaluation

• Interface Design and Graphics
• Terminology
• Learning Ability
• Overall Impression
• Speed of Use
• Errors

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Interface Design and Graphics
A Character Readability B Color and
Contrast C Information Organization D Screen
Sequence E Button Placement F Widget Placement
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Terminology
A Clarity of Terms B Clarity of Error
Messages C Clarity of Task Completion Messages
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Learning Ability
A Remembering Creation Steps B Help Menu
Efficiency
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Overall Impression
A Satisfaction with layout B System
Simplicity C Ease of Finding Info D Comfort of
use
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Speed of Use
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Errors

• Forgetting to press Enter key after placing the
  furniture.
• Placing windows outside the wall.
• Forgetting right click is Select, not left
  click.
• Forgetting to deselect selected furniture before
  selecting another to manipulate.
• Selecting wrong direction when creating the room.

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Features Users Liked

• Pictures of the Furniture
• Simplicity of the Interface
• Room Creation
• Ease of Furniture Movement
• Being able to make huge chairs and tiny desks

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Features Users Disliked

• Limitation on Room Shape
• Limitations on Furniture Placement
• Limitations on Procedure
• Some difficulty with clicking

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Suggested Improvements

• Detailed Error Feedback
• Multiple Designs with Comparison
• Design Templates
• Save Designs
• Improve Graphics

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Questions?