Wednesday, January 25, 2017

The chairs in the dorm rooms are surprisingly unwell adjusted. In my dorm the chair is shaped like a rocking chair in the back of the chairs' legs. Even though the chair is simply designed and comfortable to sit on, still faces a usability problem. When I fist moved in the dorms, I took a seat on the chair and tried to lay back about half an inch and it felt like I was falling. Of course I did not fall because the chair was made to stop at a certain point. Also, when I go to place my back-pack behind the chair it causes the chair to tip back and fall. That is because of the fact that the back pack puts too much weight behind the chair that it falls backwards.


The chair fails to include any type of mapping to the users. It would be much more easier for the purpose of the users to know that the chair is also a rocking chair and to be cautious when trying to stand on the chair. This chair is unfamiliar to most people, so I do not think it was the best design to go with. Perhaps the best way of fixing this problem would be making the legs of the chair normal and not rocking when trying to do homework.