Booting

Communicating background activity | Atomic | Light

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Preamble

Type

Atomic Pattern, Communicating background activity

Ranking

* (tentative)

Version

1

Author

Kathrin Pollmann (kathrin.pollmann@iao.fraunhofer.de)

Design Challenge

Interaction Situation

The robot’s posture indicates an Inside_Turn. It receives a trigger (from user or context) that an active interaction with the user is required and therefore needs to change to being Ready. This change in the internal state of the robot needs to be made visible to the user to prepare her for the upcoming interaction.

Communication
Goal

“ I am changing to a state where I am ready to interact with you straight away.”

Design Solution

Solution

Play a jingle with an ascending series of tones to emphasize the booting process.

Rationale

Computers have made use of sounds that accompany their booting process since forever. The sound serves as a reference to processes loading in the background as well as an indication when the loading process is finished. In the google Material Design Styleguide, to is recommended to use upward motion of tones to express starting.    References and further reading:
  • Google Material Design Library: https://material.io/design/sound/sound-attributes.html#tonality

    • References and
    Context

    Extends: Becoming inactive Opposed patterns: Going to Sleep

    Light

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    Sound

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