Motion Lab: Learning Experience Design
Motion Lab: Learning Experience Design
Motion Lab: Learning Experience Design
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RESPONSIBILITIES
UX RESEARCH
UX RESEARCH
UX DESIGN
UX DESIGN
UI DESIGN
UX DESIGN
UX DESIGN
DELIVERABLES
Unity Application
OVERVIEW
Making hands-on, biology lab experiment more affordable and accessible
Making hands-on, biology lab experiment more affordable and accessible
Making hands-on, biology lab experiment more affordable and accessible
Hands-on, lab-based science experiments are critical in STEM education but are often expensive and inaccessible, particularly for students with learning disabilities (LDs).
Motion Lab aims to create an interactive virtual simulation of a biology lab experiment that is relatively cheaper, with a focus on an accessible experience for students with LDs.
Our final product is a Unity application that users can interact with through the Leap Motion sensor, covering the main concepts of the micropipette experiment.
Hands-on, lab-based science experiments are critical in STEM education but are often expensive and inaccessible, particularly for students with learning disabilities (LDs).
Motion Lab aims to create an interactive virtual simulation of a biology lab experiment that is relatively cheaper, with a focus on an accessible experience for students with LDs.
Our final product is a Unity application that users can interact with through the Leap Motion sensor, covering the main concepts of the micropipette experiment.
Hands-on, lab-based science experiments are critical in STEM education but are often expensive and inaccessible, particularly for students with learning disabilities (LDs).
Motion Lab aims to create an interactive virtual simulation of a biology lab experiment that is relatively cheaper, with a focus on an accessible experience for students with LDs.
Our final product is a Unity application that users can interact with through the Leap Motion sensor, covering the main concepts of the micropipette experiment.
concept video
BACKGROUND
Building a prove of concept for scalable system
Starting with Micropipette: essential, expensive, and challenging to learn digitally.
Building a prove of concept for scalable system
Starting with Micropipette: essential, expensive, and challenging to learn digitally.
Building a prove of concept for scalable system
Starting with Micropipette: essential, expensive, and challenging to learn digitally.
Measuring success through:
Accessibility
Affordability
Gesture transferability.
Measuring success through:
Accessibility
Affordability
Gesture transferability.
Measuring success through:
Accessibility
Affordability
Gesture transferability.
Lack of emotional support and shared understanding during antenatal anxiety
Only the mother can feel the baby’s movements
Only the mother can feel the baby’s movements
Lack of emotional support and shared understanding during antenatal anxiety
Only the mother can feel the baby’s movements
Only the mother can feel the baby’s movements
BACKGROUND
In need of a virtual solution to reach more students
In need of a virtual solution to reach more students
In need of a virtual solution to reach more students
Our client, PittBio Outreach, has developed Pitt-Kits, which include essential equipment and video instructions to help K-12 students perform lab experiments. However, due to the limited availability of these kits and safety concerns associated with certain experiments, PittBio is seeking to expand their reach by offering virtual learning solutions.
Our client, PittBio Outreach, has developed Pitt-Kits, which include essential equipment and video instructions to help K-12 students perform lab experiments. However, due to the limited availability of these kits and safety concerns associated with certain experiments, PittBio is seeking to expand their reach by offering virtual learning solutions.
Our client, PittBio Outreach, has developed Pitt-Kits, which include essential equipment and video instructions to help K-12 students perform lab experiments. However, due to the limited availability of these kits and safety concerns associated with certain experiments, PittBio is seeking to expand their reach by offering virtual learning solutions.
Pitt-Kits | In-classroom support
Pitt-Kits | In-classroom support
Pitt-Kits | In-classroom support
Traditional lab-based experiments can feel overwhelming due to fragmented instructions, constant attention-switching, and inaccessible teaching methods.
Traditional lab-based experiments can feel overwhelming due to fragmented instructions, constant attention-switching, and inaccessible teaching methods.
Traditional lab-based experiments can feel overwhelming due to fragmented instructions, constant attention-switching, and inaccessible teaching methods.
Simultaneously, the Learning Disabilities Association of Pennsylvania (LDA of PA) recognizes the unique challenges students with LDs face in traditional laboratory settings. They see this initiative as an opportunity to enhance educational access for these students through highlighting the accessibility of the new virtual learning solution.
Simultaneously, the Learning Disabilities Association of Pennsylvania (LDA of PA) recognizes the unique challenges students with LDs face in traditional laboratory settings. They see this initiative as an opportunity to enhance educational access for these students through highlighting the accessibility of the new virtual learning solution.
Simultaneously, the Learning Disabilities Association of Pennsylvania (LDA of PA) recognizes the unique challenges students with LDs face in traditional laboratory settings. They see this initiative as an opportunity to enhance educational access for these students through highlighting the accessibility of the new virtual learning solution.
From expensive to affordable
Better understand what students need through research
Better understand what students need through research
Better understand what students need through research
Result
After an exploration of different technologies that enable replicating the pipetting motion interaction, we chose Leap Motion for its flexibility to capture a wide range of lab experiment gestures.
After an exploration of different technologies that enable replicating the pipetting motion interaction, we chose Leap Motion for its flexibility to capture a wide range of lab experiment gestures.
After an exploration of different technologies that enable replicating the pipetting motion interaction, we chose Leap Motion for its flexibility to capture a wide range of lab experiment gestures.
For hi-fi user testing, we wanted to make an effort to recruit students who had LDs in order to assess the target audiences' needs. To do this, we created a functional needs survey that asked users whether they identified with common needs that are present in students with LDs, such as ADHD and dyslexia.
We were able to test 5 college students, 2 of which self-reported as having light ADHD/executive dysfunction, and 3 students who scored above average on the survey. None of our users had previous experience with micropipetting.
For hi-fi user testing, we wanted to make an effort to recruit students who had LDs in order to assess the target audiences' needs. To do this, we created a functional needs survey that asked users whether they identified with common needs that are present in students with LDs, such as ADHD and dyslexia.
We were able to test 5 college students, 2 of which self-reported as having light ADHD/executive dysfunction, and 3 students who scored above average on the survey. None of our users had previous experience with micropipetting.
For hi-fi user testing, we wanted to make an effort to recruit students who had LDs in order to assess the target audiences' needs. To do this, we created a functional needs survey that asked users whether they identified with common needs that are present in students with LDs, such as ADHD and dyslexia.
We were able to test 5 college students, 2 of which self-reported as having light ADHD/executive dysfunction, and 3 students who scored above average on the survey. None of our users had previous experience with micropipetting.
From passive watching to hands-on practice
Based on these research insights, we proposed the following features to make the virtual lab experience more accessible:
Multimodal instructions: Offer multimodal instruction combining video, text, and narration to accommodate varying learning preferences.
Streamlined Interactions: Minimize task-switching by integrating instructions and immediate feedback directly into the workflow to guide user focus.
Open and Observable Environment: Create a shared, open environment where peers can observe each other’s progress, enabling body doubling while maintaining an immersive and realistic practice experience.
Based on these research insights, we proposed the following features to make the virtual lab experience more accessible:
Multimodal instructions: Offer multimodal instruction combining video, text, and narration to accommodate varying learning preferences.
Streamlined Interactions: Minimize task-switching by integrating instructions and immediate feedback directly into the workflow to guide user focus.
Open and Observable Environment: Create a shared, open environment where peers can observe each other’s progress, enabling body doubling while maintaining an immersive and realistic practice experience.
Based on these research insights, we proposed the following features to make the virtual lab experience more accessible:
Multimodal instructions: Offer multimodal instruction combining video, text, and narration to accommodate varying learning preferences.
Streamlined Interactions: Minimize task-switching by integrating instructions and immediate feedback directly into the workflow to guide user focus.
Open and Observable Environment: Create a shared, open environment where peers can observe each other’s progress, enabling body doubling while maintaining an immersive and realistic practice experience.
