Specifications

The main issue our users had with the remote interface was the

lack of clear indication as to the thumb sticks function. It is similar in

many ways to TV but the dials main attribute is that it was designed

to allow users to operate it as a mouse wheel. This means that the

shape and location of the dial are adequate however the fact it is

poorly labelled led to confusion among our users. For this reason we

have decided that to make effective change to the remote we must

incorporate the clearly defined functions on the projector into the

remotes design, whilst maintaining it’s ability to operate as a mouse

wheel. To do this we have decided to directly incorporate the

projectors button layout directly onto the remote control above the

thumb stick, which will now be relegated to the sole function of the

mouse wheel.

This gives the remote a far more intuitive feel and in being

directly linked to the projectors own functions it takes away the air of

it being a TV remote. This over familiarity in our user may have led

them to expect a level of ease of use; this remote is now clearly a

specialised remote for a specialised system. Another amendment to

the remote would be to have it back lit with outlines around buttons

and words, considering it is to be used in a darkened environment, a