Cooking This presentation was created for a special topics course (GD492) at North Carolina State University. It is the mid-semester proposal for a mobile component within a service ecology that enables a specific group of people to learn a complex process. The service focuses on developing skills, rather than managing information—it performs analogously as training wheels, rather than crutches. Focusing on skill development implies that the person engages with the design conditions in order to learn how, what, and why to do something autonomously (without prolonged reliance on the design). The presentation includes an overview of the service ecology, user assessment, and specific design objectives for moving forward with creating a prototype and working demonstration. All material is copyright 2010. Please contact the manager of the slideshare account for questions and permissions. Process work can be found at www.seedandsprout.com/s10_gd492

1. MOBILE RECIPE GENERATOR

2. CONTENTS
SERVICE OBJECTIVES SINGLE OBJECTIVES SCENARIO
-The who, what, when, -Storyboards -Emily & Jeremy Study
where, and why

3. Service
Objectives
existing services
tasting/
• Original concept map good or bad?
experimenting
of preparing a meal learned vs invented
recipe
fresh vs canned
• Flushed out general time
issues/tips
controversy
objectives
growing at home health vegetarianism
cost
MAKING A MEAL
• List all supplies and tools/utensils ways of cooking
motivations grocery vs farmers
benefits
market
freshness
bake vs fry preparing cutting
cleaning
supplies
interactions measuring

4. Service
Objectives
• Personas
• This app generates recipes from
likes and dislikes that you fill out
• Users would use this app in their
kitchen as they are ready to
prepare a meal
• Users could also use this while
they are out getting supplies
• Objective of this app is to be able
to learn how to come up with and
prepare a meal on your own

5. Story Board
• Recipe Generator using
supplies already in your
house

7. Single
Objective
• Visual Aids to help you
when you get stuck in a
recipe
• Here we are visualizing
how to steam artichokes
through illustrations and
pop-up tips
• This is just one example
of an objective of learning
how to follow a recipe
correctly

8. Scenario
• Dinner with Emily & Jeremy
(and Karl)
• “During the week, by the
time I get home from work
I don’t want to go out and
get things. If I were good I
would go to the store and
buy things for everyday of
the week but I can’t really
think that far ahead.”
• Using their laptop to find
recipes and for visual aids

9. Scenario
• Dinner with Emily & Jeremy
(and Karl)
• Try new recipes every
weekend
• Proved viable (value)

10. Paper Prototypes
• Helped visualize my
transitions
• “Today I’m feeling...”

11. THANK YOU