| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺北教育大學 === 藝術與造形設計學系碩士班 === 104 === According to preliminary observation and interviews, there is relatively higher number of joggers using wearable device and involves more varieties comparing to other sports. Such result has inspired the thesis in exploring two issues: (1) Why are there more joggers prefer to use wearable devices and what are the impacts to their exercise and daily lives after using those devices? (2) Are there any differences in each group in regards to their usage habits and preferences? The questions in the survey are designed on the basis of user experience defined by ISO9241-210 and qualitative interview results then given to subjects with smart watch, GPS sports watch, smart wristband and exercise application software (APP) for research. From 152 valid surveys, it is found that subjects’ age mostly fall between 28-40 years old with average exercise duration between 31-60 minutes, frequency of 2-3 times a week; most of them rely on exercise APPs with usage time span of 1-2 years. The usage rate of wearable technology has become higher recently and mainly for the purpose of exercise recording. From the frequency analysis results of descriptive statistics, the study not only can help us understand users’ feeling, purpose of selection, pros and cons of those devices, but also able to realize the impacts and changes to users’ exercise and daily lives. The result has also shown that majority of joggers think wearable devices as having the advantages of data display, convenience and rich functions. These qualities make users value more on the results of exercise management which allow them to understand their exercise condition as well as motivate themselves.
Based on the results of cross analysis, users will be categorized into four groups in terms of gender, age, jogging time, and devices selected. The following user experience variables will be examined and summarized into comparison form: types of wearable technology used previously, preferred device and its appearance, function selection, physical setting, data comparison, psychological changes after exercise, perceived merit and demerits of the device. These factors could assist us better understand different group’s requirements and preferences while also contribute to the research and design development of wearable devices for joggers.
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