Analysis
In order to see if a product works you must test a prototype with small groups of people. (In my case I had access to many of my friends and family to stump with my puzzle cube). All test subjects solved the puzzle three times and their attempts are recorded below. I must say that my puzzle cube has turned out to be harder than I though it would be!
Mean Median Mode and Range
Below you can see the mean, median, mode, and range of the time it took people to solve my puzzle cube.
First Trial Times of Test Subjects:
Mean: 730.1 sec
Median: 519 sec
Mode: N/A
Range: 2533 sec
Second Trial Times of Test Subjects:
Mean: 131.5
Third Trial Times of Test Subjects:
Mean: 26.7
Below you can see the mean, median, mode, and range of the time it took people to solve my puzzle cube.
First Trial Times of Test Subjects:
Mean: 730.1 sec
Median: 519 sec
Mode: N/A
Range: 2533 sec
Second Trial Times of Test Subjects:
Mean: 131.5
Third Trial Times of Test Subjects:
Mean: 26.7
Conclusion Question Answers:
- It is important to model a product before making a prototype because it enables you to test the possible limitations of your product, fix issues with it, and create a more refined prototype that has as fewer issues to deal with.
- To constrain the parts of my puzzle in my puzzle I used the mate tool to attach surfaces to each other then I used the flush tool to set the surfaces of my puzzle that should be flush to each other.
- When someone says they have applied the design process to fix any problems at hand then it means that they though of and researched a solution to the problem, started to put it into production, tested their idea, fixed any problems with their idea, and then finally came up with an answer to the problem that is refined enough to where it effectively solves the problem. Through out the course of this project I have made and remade many variations of my puzzle cube, making sure that each variant followed the restraints I received i the design brief. I had to test and tweak each I idea before I finally was able to make a prototype.
- There is no link between the gender of the puzzle solver and how well or quickly they solve it. I have had some times from both genders that varied wildly from seconds to a hour.
- The results of my test show that age does not seem to effect the amount of time that my puzzle cube takes to solve, however during some unofficial off the record test younger solvers (elementary school aged children) were a little slower at solving the cube than some of the older test subjects.