WOTER
WOTER
A smart hydration tracking and reminder system seamlessly facilitates a healthy hydration routine.
Timeline
Apr 2023 - May 2023
(5 Weeks)
Tools
Figma
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Premiere
Rhinoceros & Spline
KeyShot 10
Skills
Design Research
Behavior Design
Story Boarding
UI Design
Prototyping
3D Modeling
Context
Interaction Design at California College of the Arts,
IXDSN 2600 - Behavior
Introduction
Project Goal
“Water is the source of life”.
It is recommended that individuals consume an appropriate amount of water daily based on their body weight and age to ensure proper bodily function.
This project harnesses the power of behavioral design, aiming to integrate hydration behavior into users' daily routines seamlessly through the products, making staying hydrated an instinctive and automatic behavior for users.
The Problem
of adults in the United States DO NOT drink enough water to meet their daily bodily needs in today's fast-paced work and study environments.
More than 50%
of 2,000 people drink the 8 to 10 glasses of water recommended by the USDA (The United States Department of Agriculture).
Only 22%
Target Audience
College students or employees in tech companies who lead fast-paced, hectic lives and always forget to hydrate in time due to busy work.
“Busy Individuals”
“How Might We encourage and facilitate adequate daily hydration for busy individuals?”
Introducing WOTER
A smart hydrating tracking and reminding system that helps Busy Individuals keep their hydration routine every day by combining a water level tracking bottle and a virtual hydration plant app on multiple devices.
18oz Tracking Bottle
Mobile App
Wearable
The three touch-points are designed to help busy individuals accomplish their daily hydration goals more effortlessly.
Structure of Tracking Bottle
To precisely gauge and record a user's water consumption, my bottle integrates a Waterproof Weight Sensor. This technology measures the weight of the water, enabling an accurate determination of the bottle's contents and the amount consumed by the user. This unique feature ensures meticulous tracking and underscores our commitment to offering an unparalleled hydration monitoring experience.
Mobile App Overview
How WOTER System Works
Connecting Bottle
Connect the Tracking Bottle via Bluetooth to accurately and effortlessly record and track every water intake!
Onboarding
After entering the App, the user will get a short tutorial to introduce how to use the various features and functions of the App!
Replenish Water
As the user uses the Tracking Bottle to hydrate, the wilting flower will progressively recover in correspondence with the user's water intake. At the same time, the achievement rate of the daily hydrating goal will also increase.
Information Input
By entering name, age, and weight, the user will get the personalized recommended daily water intake goal based on their information.
Insufficient Water Intake
In the event of insufficient water intake by the user, the flower's vitality will diminish one stage every 30 minutes and wither over two hours.
Manual Recording
In case the user cannot use the Tracking Bottle to drink water under certain scenarios, they are also free to add the water intake manually in the App.
Featured Function - Wallpaper Setting
Stay informed about hydration needs with WOTER's innovative flower status, conveniently accessible whenever check phone or watch.
Busy individuals often struggle to maintain their plants amidst hectic schedules. With WOTER's integration into device wallpapers, users can effortlessly monitor their flower's status every time they check their phone or watch. This innovative approach not only serves as a hydration reminder but also ensures their virtual flower remains vibrant without disrupting their daily routines.
Notifications
To counteract instances where users might overlook hydration due to busyness or forget to refill their tracking bottles, WOTER incorporates a fail-safe: a notification system.
📢 Notifications will be pushed when:
No water has been consumed over 90 minutes;
The Tracking Bottle is almost empty.
Impact of WOTER
Prompt self-driven behavior
(Check hydration status by automatic behavior - checking time)
Accurate hydration tracking & effortless recording
(Bottle connection)
Higher user’s motivation of drinking water
(Empathy for Flower)
Personalized hydrating goals
Accessible to multiple devices
Guided by BJ Fogg's Behavior Model—a principle that behavior arises from motivation, ability, and timely prompts—WOTER innovatively intertwines the routine act of checking time with hydration reminders. The weight sensor in the tracking bottle provides accurate and timely cues for water intake. The visual of a responsive flower boosts motivation, creating a tangible link between hydration and the flower's health. With effortless tracking and compatibility across devices, WOTER simplifies and elevates the hydration experience, embedding it seamlessly into daily routines.
Design Process
Exploring Behaviors
In evaluating potential areas for behavioral design research, I initially considered five distinct problem statements. Observing a prevalent lack of water consumption during class sessions, I prioritized the ubiquitous challenge of hydration.
To refine and narrow down my design focus, I interviewed nine students regarding the three target behaviors.
The predominant preference emerged as "hydrating with 18 ounces of water every two hours".
Leveraging the behavior options brainstorming exercise, I explored various behaviors to encourage water intake and employed a Focus Map to discern the most impactful and feasible. This analysis culminated in identifying three pivotal target behaviors:
Drinking water before daily routines (Lunch, snack time, etc.)
Hydrating with 18 ounces of water every two hours
Consistently carrying a sizable water bottle
Defining Hypothesis & Resistors
“Drink water at least every two hours”
Several factors emerged as potential resistors in identifying barriers to consistent hydration, ranging from societal norms to personal preferences (Mainly Personal). Rooted in this understanding, I endeavored to design a solution that not only mitigates these challenges but also champions the behavior of drinking water every two hours.
🎯 My vision for the project is to seamlessly integrate hydration into daily routines, ensuring individuals effortlessly prioritize their well-being.
Existing Product on the Market
While my three competitors - Water Reminder, WaterMinder, and My Water - provide notable solutions for hydration reminders and tracking, they fall short in amplifying users' intrinsic motivation to drink. Additionally, their systems lack mechanisms to validate genuine water consumption, often depending solely on user input.
Ideations & Storyboards
Initially, devising efficient solutions presented challenges. To broaden my perspective, I delved into various areas and aspects. From this exploration, three promising and feasible solutions emerged, which I further refined through ideation and sketches.
A smart water bottle with a reminder to remind users to replenish water in time
Virtual plants wither over time. As long as the user replenishes water in time, the plants will flourish again
Apple Watch Hydrating Reminder App can monitor whether the user is replenishing water through gestures
I crafted three storyboards, each evaluating a distinct hydration solution. Recognizing the potential of each, I was thinking of contemplating a synergistic approach—combining their unique features to potentially amplify their collective efficacy.
Mock Up Flower & Tracking Bottle
To foster greater user empathy, I utilized Spline for creating 3D-rendered flowers and employed Rhinoceros for tracking bottle modeling. For enhanced realism, I rendered the designs using KeyShot 10.
Design the Mechanism of WOTER Flower
Non-hydrated over 2 hours
WOTER flower visualization operates on a five-stage deterioration mechanism. For every 30-minute interval without water intake, the flower progresses one stage towards complete withering.
Every 4.5 oz water intake, the flower grows 1 STAGE
For each 4.5 oz of water consumed from tracking bottle, the WOTER flower advances by one stage. Concurrently, the tracking bottle displays a corresponding decrease in water level.
Mobile App Mock Up
Transitioning from initial low-fi wireframes, I delved deeply into exploring diverse possibilities and iterating solutions. This rigorous exploration laid the foundation for the refined final design.
Competitive Analysis
WOTER excels in accurate water intake tracking. It features dynamic reminders, represented by a virtual plant that evolves with users' hydration habits. My design prioritizes intuitive use and self-driven behavior. What truly distinguishes WOTER is its effortless tracking, cutting through the usual tech friction. Among its peers, WOTER stands out as the definitive choice for busy individuals!
Closing Thought
Opportunities for the future iterations
Iterate my product with more comprehensive user testing feedback;
Create a Behavior Reward System: Design a reward system that incentivizes users to engage in desired behaviors;
Consider how to avoid situations where the user pours a beverage into the bottle instead of water;
Further developing a hydration data monitoring interface to enable users to track their weekly and monthly hydration routines.
Providing users with more options for Tamagotchi to make my product more attractive, meeting different users' interests.
Learning & Takeaways
Adopting different perspectives:
When facing challenges, adopting a different perspective can open up new solutions.
The power of exploration:
Increased exploration leads to more possibilities and potential for success.
Effortless action:
Simplifying action through "prompt" will lead to effective new behavior formation.
Leveraging automatic behavior:
Incorporating automatic behavior can facilitate effective behavior change.
Positive emotions drive motivation:
Empathy and positive emotions can increase motivation for behavior change.
