How might we adapt UX in the new environments of big data, IoT and machine-to-machine communications in Singapore?

Now new technology like big data, IoT(internet to things), M2M(machine to machine) are frequently discussed by developers and are gradually applied to many devices or machines in our daily life. Perhaps you happen to have a smart device, have you found some differences compared to the traditional one? How does it work? How do you feel the UX? Is it good or not? What is the ideal UX for your smart device? How to adopt UX in the new environments of big data, IoT, machine to machine communications?

Big Data age is coming

Why do we call it big data rather than data? From Wikipedia, Big data means a large amount of data, beyond the data processing ability of human. Data has spilled over into every industry and business field. As the dig and application of data, it heralds the production efficiency improvement wide is coming.

Data is produced by the interaction between human and machine. When people use the machine, data will be generated, gathered and flow in the database. Data is driven by human activities, and carried by machine or devices. Data would be useless unless engineers analyze it.

Thanks to the development of Wifi and Bluetooth, people can use their touch screen phone to build connection with home machines. This is so called IoT(Internet to Things). Normally, there is an application in smart phone, it can control the devices remotely in limited distance.Like wristband, usually, we can open app in our smart phones, login, then start the device, monitor various kinds of data, the backend management system will give you feedbacks and suggestions, according to these data, we can make adjustment and develop health habit, e.g. Fitbit.

Data can transform and flowing between other devices, this is so called M2M(machine to machine). Wherever in our working or daily life, we need to send or receive files, now the data transmission becomes easy and quick.

A Fishbowl environment app designed and developed by Frontline, a leading UX researchand IoT mobile app development company in Asia Pacific. User can use this app to adjust the temperature and humidity in the fishbowl.

The UX of smart devices is important

Building connection is the first step, bringing good UX to the user is the second important that designer should have in mind. The traditional interface is hard physical buttons and LCD, user presses the buttons and see the LCD to get feedbacks, then do the next step. Now as the application of new technology, the interface is an app for smartphones and LCD with fewer buttons. The user only needs to touch the app, then the device will start. It is more friendly and efficient to the user. The new interface should be carefully designed in order to attract fresh users. User experience is very important. People may feel curious about it at the first sight, and use it for some days, it is good UX that retains user not to abandon. It includes how people use it, the function it provides, the appealing the user interface(UI).

Tips for adapting UX to the new technology trend

Big data is hot and surely have a bright future. We should adopt UX in the new environments of big data, IoT, and machine-to-machine communications. Here are a few of precautions as tips.

• Taking advantage of the strength of big data, provide personalized service, recommendation algorithm. Considering factors such as habit, income, family, to design a smart device only for this group of people.
• In the IoT and M2M environment, the application of new technology should be considerate, thoughtful, try best to make it easy, universal. The navigation leads user naturally and can inspire user’s curiosity, attract the user to use, immerse and share new things. It can connect human to the machine, improve work efficiency, more relaxed, convenient and harmonious.
• Everything in the virtual app is coming from the real product. The interface should base on and simulate the traditional one, such as icons should be abstracted from the real button. Try to create some new dynamic interaction effects, they will enjoy using. At the same time, the hardware will be no longer huge and heavy. It would be mini, beautiful and affable. Extend all sensory channels containing visual, hearing, touching, even smell. Improve UX in all aspects.

Wrap up

Big data, IoT and M2M have been getting hype for years, but we are starting to see it take off in a real way. For designers and developers, that means the new set of design problems to tackle and an even wider scope of work. Time will tell how the development of these new technology shakes up the world of design, but for now, these tips are worth keeping in mind.

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