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Contents 1 Grandmother 2 Other personas 3 Nani's Chair 3.1 Persona Description 3.1.1 User Goals 3.2 Requirements Specification 3.2.1 Functional Requirements 3.2.1.1 Pain-010 3.2.1.2 TV-010 3.2.1.3 TV-020 3.2.1.4 Safe-010 3.2.1.5 Safe-020 3.2.1.6 Safe-030 3.2.2 Structural Requirements 3.2.2.1 Pain-011 3.2.2.2 Pain-011 3.3 Test Cases 3.3.1 Test Pain-010

[edit] Grandmother

When Grandmother is comfortable napping in front of television will she need anything?

• Name
• Age, physical health, job, children, history
• Goals in life
• How a chair could support those goals

[edit] Other personas

• Movie Cowboy. Has to break his chair over his fellow actor's back, looking good for the camera. This one is fun for beginners.
• Astronaut. Name, rank and serial number --or-- new open source space race supporter. Describe your astronauts and their needs in a chair. Intermediate students.
• Make up your own, practical or outlandish. It's a wiki and we encourage experimental learning.

[edit] Nani's Chair

[edit] Persona Description

Nani is a grandmother who is 85 years old.She is a retired person and spends most of the time at home. Nani suffers from periodic backaches and stiff joints. Nani lives with one of her sons. She has 3 sons and a daughter.

[edit] User Goals

Nani suffers from periodic backaches and stiff joints. She spends most of her time lying on her bed. Nani loves watching TV but oftens complains that she is uncomfortable watching TV sitting on the sofa in the living room, so she needs a chair that can provide her comfort and relief from joint pains when watching TV.

Nani's Chair Goals

• Nani wants to sit for at least two hours without feeling pain from the chair
• Nani wants to be seated in a position that allows her to watch and control the television
• Nani wants the chair to operate normally, and allow her to get up and down without ever looking or feeling awkward

[edit] Requirements Specification

[edit] Functional Requirements

Relief from pain goal

[edit] Pain-010

Chair must provide additional cushioned head, shoulders, back, bottom and arm support for elderly females

Television watching and controlling goal

[edit] TV-010

Chair must in no way interfere with the operation of any standard television or it's remote control devices

[edit] TV-020

Chair shall support television through optimum positioning of Nani for viewing and hearing her television. (note: implies moving parts for the chair? if so, mechanical or electrical? how controlled?)

Normal chair use goal

Universal "never make the user feel stupid" goal

[edit] Safe-010

Chair must conform with standards of chair usage and appearance in Nani's home culture

[edit] Safe-020

Chair shall be situated in height, depth, and breadth to allow Nani to seat herself and stand up unassisted

[edit] Safe-030

While seating herself or standing up, the chair must provide support situated so that Nani does not make any strenuous efforts and is safe from falling

[edit] Structural Requirements

[edit] Pain-011

Chair must provide head and back support as well as comfortable seating for at least 2 hours (Test note: Nani will not fidget or readjust herself for discomfort reasons for at least 2 hours while watching television)

[edit] Pain-011

Chair shall incorporate rests and supports for head, shoulder, back, and arms consistent with clinical research (insert reference here) demonstrating increased comfort for elderly females

[edit] Test Cases

[edit] Test Pain-010

• Functional Requirement: Pain-010

Chair must provide additional cushioned head, shoulders, back, bottom and arm support for elderly females

Note also: Structural Requirement: Pain-011

Chair must provide head and back support as well as comfortable seating for at least 2 hours (Test note: Nani will not fidget or readjust herself for discomfort reasons for at least 2 hours while watching television)

• Test Prerequisites: Nani, chair, interviewer, video camera, television

• Steps

1. Nani sits in chair and watches television for 2 hours
2. Video tape Nani from three directions while she sits
3. Interview Nani after the two hours specifically asking about any pain or discomfort in head, neck, shoulders, back, bottom, and arms.

• Outcome

1. The video tapes shows Nani using the head, shoulder, bottom, and arm rests
2. The video tapes shows Nani sitting, watching television with no visible distraction from pain due to her seating position
3. The interview contains no reports of pain or discomfort from Nani

  Functional Requirement: Television watching and controlling goal 

TV-010 Chair must in no way interfere with the operation of any standard television or it's remote control devices

	Test Prerequisites: Nani, chair, interviewer, video camera, television, measured distance between Nani and chair 

Steps 1. Nani sits in chair and watches television for 2 hours 2. Video tape Nani watching the TV and the remote control from measured distance between Nani and chair 3. Interview Nani after the two hours specifically asking about any problems in operating the TV and the remote control. Outcomes 1. The video tapes shows Nani using the head, shoulder, bottom, and arm rests 2. The video tapes shows Nani operating the TV with the remote control with no visible inconvenience due to her seating position 3. The interview contains no reports of discomfort or inconvenience from Nani

TV-020 Chair shall support television through optimum positioning of Nani for viewing and hearing her television. (note: implies moving parts for the chair? if so, mechanical or electrical? how controlled?)

	Test Prerequisites: Nani, chair, interviewer, video camera, television, measured distance between Nani and chair 

Steps 1. Nani sits in chair and watches television for 2 hours 2. Video tape Nani watching the TV from measured distance between Nani and chair 3. Interview Nani after the two hours specifically asking about any problems in viewing, hearing and operating the chair ( the chair is operated manually) Outcomes 1. The video tapes shows Nani using the head, shoulder, bottom, and arm rests 2. The video tapes shows Nani watching the TV with no visible inconvenience of hearing or viewing due to her seating position 3. The interview contains no reports of discomfort of hearing or viewing from Nani

Safe-010 Chair must conform with standards of chair usage and appearance in Nani's home culture

	Test Prerequisites: Nani, chair, interviewer, video camera, television 

Steps 1. Nani sits in chair for 2 hours 2. Video tape Nani sitting in the chair and relaxing 3. Interview Nani after the two hours specifically asking about any problems in comfort and appearance as per her taste and expectations Outcomes 1. The video tapes shows Nani using the head, shoulder, bottom, and arm rests 2. The video tapes shows Nani relaxing and watching the TV with no visible inconvenience due to appearance or usage 3. The interview contains no reports of discomfort in chair usage or appearance from Nani

Safe-020 Chair shall be situated in height, depth, and breadth to allow Nani to seat herself and stand up unassisted

	Test Prerequisites: Nani, chair, interviewer, video camera, television

Steps 1. Nani sits in chair for 2 hours 2. Video tape Nani sitting in the chair and standing for every 30 minutes up without assistance 3. Interview Nani after the two hours specifically asking about any problems in seating and standing up herself without assistance Outcomes 1. The video tapes shows Nani using the head, shoulder, bottom, and arm rests 2. The video tapes shows Nani relaxing and using the chair, standing and sitting up with no visible inconvenience due to her seating position and absence of assistance 3. The interview contains no reports of discomfort in chair usage from Nani

Safe-030 While seating herself or standing up, the chair must provide support situated so that Nani does not make any strenuous efforts and is safe from falling

	Test Prerequisites: Nani, chair, interviewer, video camera, television

Steps 1. Nani sits in chair for 2 hours 2. Video tape Nani sitting in the chair and standing up without falling or making any strenuous efforts 3. Interview Nani after the two hours specifically asking about any problems in the support offered by the chair Outcomes

	The video tapes shows Nani using the head, shoulder, bottom, and arm rests 
	The video tapes shows Nani standing up and sitting herself without assistance
	The interview contains no reports of strenuous efforts or falling during chair usage from Nani 
	
	Pain-011 
	Chair shall incorporate rests and supports for head, shoulder, back, and arms consistent with clinical research demonstrating increased comfort for elderly females (Tinetti has proposed an algorithm based on evidence from randomised controlled trials and the epidemiological literature. She recommends that people of 75 years or older, or over 70 if they are known to be at increased risk of falling, should be asked about falls and balance or gait difficulties, and observed getting into and out of a chair and walking.
	Reference: Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York YO10 5DD
	http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;328/7441/653)  	

	Test Prerequisites: Nani, chair, interviewer, video camera, television

Steps 1. 1.Nani sits in the chair and watches television for 2 hours 2. 2.Video tape Nani from three directions while she sits 3. 3.Interview Nani after the two hours specifically asking about any pain or discomfort in head, neck, shoulders, back, bottom, and arms. Outcomes 1. The video tapes shows Nani using the head, shoulder, bottom, and arm rests 2. The video tapes shows Nani sitting, watching television with no visible distraction from pain due to rests and supports for head, shoulder, back, and arms 3. The interview contains no reports of pain or discomfort from Nani