Summary
Research Synthesis Design Solution

Hillman Library Full-o-Meter

Research

02 Observations

Key Observations

People were using the plaza primarily for the following activities:

  1. Purchasing food at the kiosks and eating at the tables or on the grass
  2. Playing on the Merry-go-round
  3. Reading
  4. Working or surfing the web on their notebook computers
  5. Suntanning
  6. Relaxing on the grass
  7. Having conversations on their cell phones
  8. Holding meetings
  9. Entering and exiting the various buldings surrounding the plaza

Schenley Plaza

Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/melissappc/740051749/in/set-72157600686324051/

Sensors & Displays

There are not any observable sensors gathering data or displays showing information in the plaza.

 

Hillman Library Full-o-Meter. Human-Computer Interaction Institute . Carnegie Mellon University