Guidelines for Disc Golf Applications and Design Principles for SportsHCI: A Human-Centered Approach
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Related work
2.1 Human-Centered Design
2.2 Broadening concerns in Human-Centered Design
2.3 Design Guidelines for Disc Golf Application Design
2.3.1 Specifying Design Principles and Guidelines.
2.3.2 Related Design Guidelines in HCI.
2.3.3 An Initial Set of Design Guidelines from Literature.
ID | Guideline | Codes | Sources |
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L1 | Motivate and challenge the user for becoming a better and healthier version | ENW | [25] |
L2 | Provide smooth UX where the user is in control and advised | ENW, UX | [25, 43] |
L3 | Have holistic approach for design | Design | [9, 24, 43, 67, 75, 76] |
L4 | Actively involve users in design | Design, User | [43, 67, 76] |
L5 | Actively involve stakeholders in design, identify their values, and make value proposals | Stakeholder, Value | [5, 17, 43, 76] |
L6 | Address the importance of first impression | First impression | [31, 43] |
L7 | Design the application to have reliable continuum | ENW, Continuum | [9, 25] |
L8 | Identify the context of design | Design | [69] |
L9 | Support player’s flow state | Flow | [7, 12, 40, 49] |
L10 | Test application with heuristic evaluation and other methods | Evaluation | [4, 45, 58] |
L11 | Avoid dark design with the HCI golden rule | Ethics | [64] |
L12 | Have multiple design iterations | Design | [26] |
L13 | Concentrate on human values during the whole process | Ethics, Values | [19, 20] |
L14 | Evaluate HCD with HC quality criteria - usability, UX, accessibility, and avoidance of harm from use | Evaluation | [36, 37] |
L15 | To know users’ environment, define the context of use | Context of use | [35, 36] |
L16 | Do not mix up usability and UX evaluation | Evaluation | [74] |
L17 | Evaluate optimal UX from flow theory perspective | Evaluation, Flow | [7, 11] |
L18 | Adapt existing or develop new domain-specific guidelines | Design, Evaluation | [30] |
L19 | Check if application provider is prepared for HCD process from organizational and business perspectives | Application provider, Business, Organization | [1, 17, 42, 63, 66] |
3 Methodology
3.1 Research Methods
3.2 Human-Centered Design Process for a New Disc Golf Application
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3.2.1 Findings from Questionnaire.
3.2.2 Findings from Contextual Inquiries.
3.2.3 Findings from Design and Evaluation Phase.
3.2.4 An Initial Set of Design Guidelines from the Empirical Study.
ID | Guideline | Codes |
---|---|---|
E1 | Design application to be easy to use, functional, and regularly updated. | ENW |
E2 | Include features for score-keeping, statistics, map updates, measuring throws, and social features. | ENW |
E3 | Gather everything into the same application. | ENW |
E4 | Allow different types of storing and sorting DG discs. | ENW |
E5 | Add a feature for Playbook, which is “manually” used by most players. | New feature, ENW |
E6 | Add a feature for drawing the actual flight route of the disc when measuring/saving the throw. | New feature, ENW |
E7 | Involve critical stakeholders in design, or multiple applications may be required. | Stakeholders |
E8 | Design so that users can become better players and spot weak spots with statistics. | ENW, Goals |
E9 | Ensure the application works in the woods and in various weather conditions. | Context of use |
E10 | Include features for advanced DG training. | ENW |
E11 | Account for different user preferences (e.g., in scorekeeping). | ENW |
E12 | Ensure high usability to support players’ flow state. | Usability, Flow |
E13 | Incorporate DG personas in design to address different user groups. | Design, Users, Personas |
E14 | Prepare carefully considered value proposals for users and stakeholders. | Value |
E15 | Avoid relying on another application or its features. | Design |
E16 | Address ethical issues, such as user security and privacy. | Ethics, Avoidance of harm |
E17 | Aim for a win-win-…-win condition with stakeholders in design process. | Objectives, Value, Design |
ID | Candidate for Design Principles | Supersets | Subsets (Sub-subsets) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Identify and visit the context of use | Context of use | |
2 | Ensure the application fulfills users’ ENW | Users | ENW (New features, Personas) |
3 | Identify and map stakeholders | Stakeholders | |
4 | Be in congruence with the natural flow | Flow | |
5 | Respect the ethical aspects | Ethics | |
6 | Prepare, offer, and evaluate value propositions to each stakeholder | Value | |
7 | Identify the context of design and ensure it supports HCD | Design | |
8 | Design the application to have a mesmerizing first impression and reliable continuum | Special cases in use | Continuum, First impression |
9 | Identify the context of evaluation and ensure it supports HCD | Evaluation | HC quality (Usability, UX, Accessibility, Avoidance of harm) |
10 | Ensure that the application provider has suitable business support | Application provider | Business, Organization |
11 | Design for the co-created value greater than the value each stakeholder can create by themselves | Context of ideality | Objectives, Goals |
4 Proposing Design Principles for Sports Applications
4.1 Process of Generalizing the Identified Design Guidelines into Fundamental Design Principles
4.2 Outcomes: The Human-Centered Design Principles for SportsHCI Applications
ID, Name (O) | Title for Design Principle (G) including ID and name. |
---|---|
Definition (O) | Is formed by adapting the idea of aim, implementer, and user (G). |
Context (G) | Links principle with theoretical grounding (O), and adds a practical use note if necessary (O). |
Directions | Includes a straightforward explanation (O) and mechanism (G) for implementing the principle. |
Rationale (G) | Presents justification for the principle, including possible benefits (O) and potential problems (O). |
Example (O) | Provides a real-life example of how to adapt the principle. |
ID, Name | 1. Mastering Your Domain |
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Definition | For a designer to visit the actual environment where the application is used for identifying what kind of factors have an impact on a user and the application. |
Context | Context of Use with additional dimensions. |
Directions | - Go to the user’s environment and observe. - Examine physical surroundings, technology used, social interactions, cultural norms, organizational structure, psychological states, and time-related factors. - Adapt HCD techniques, such as contextual inquiry, observation, and interviews. - Build a deep understanding of the user’s needs and challenges. |
ID, Name | 2. Knowing What It Takes |
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Definition | For a designer to conduct a user study aiming at deeply understanding users’ expectations, needs, and wishes, so that the designed application will be satisfying for users. |
Context | Users |
Directions | - Conduct a user study to understand the application’s user requirements. - Form intended user groups and map their expectations, needs, and wishes. - Develop personas and scenarios accurately reflecting real-life characteristics and needs. - Enable effective communication within the design project by forming relevant use cases and user journeys. - Adapt HCD methods throughout the process. |
ID, Name | 3. Parties Involved |
---|---|
Definition | For a designer to identify and map all stakeholders involved in a design project to ensure that the application’s design is built on a comprehensive and inclusive foundation. |
Context | Stakeholders |
Directions | - For identifying stakeholders, ask: “Who does this project concern?” - Make a stakeholder list including name, description, priority, and impact on the project. - Adapt HCD and SCD techniques for preparing persona-style stakeholder cards. - Outline all parties’ needs and contributions for effective design integration. |
ID, Name | 4. Let It Flow |
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Definition | For a designer to be aware of natural flow phenomena and take them into account when designing applications, so that different kinds of flow states are not compromised. |
Context | Context of Flow |
Directions | - Identify and list different types of flow your design project includes. - Ensure that sports applications are as intuitive as possible to enable effortless concentration. - Recognize flow state in designers’ creative and evaluators’ assessment phases. - Aim for congruence when stakeholders’ business and process flows align with the design. - Consider using methods like contextual inquiry, observation, interviews, and workshops. |
ID, Name | 5. Do the Right Thing |
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Definition | For a designer to remember to respect the ethical aspects when designing and developing applications. |
Context | Context of Ethics |
Directions | - Conduct a thorough ethical review for design project by evaluating everyone involved. - Ensure that your design is sustainable and does not harm the usage environment. - Confirm the application poses no harm to users or stakeholders and cannot be used unethically. - Ensure all stakeholders and the application provider meet appropriate ethical standards. - Promote integrity among people involved. - When implementing ethical review, consider adapting HCD and VSD techniques. |
ID, Name | 6. Mutual Interests |
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Definition | For a designer to identify, understand, and offer valuable reasons for each stakeholder and user group to be part of the application project and its usage. |
Context | Context of Value |
Directions | - Identify and articulate clear value propositions for users and stakeholders. - Incorporate value propositions into personas, stakeholder cards, or other process management tools. - Communicate and deliver value proposals to users and stakeholders. - Annually assess if users and stakeholders perceive the intended value. - Ensure that value propositions are distinct for each user group and stakeholder, as everyone is interested in their own value expectations. - Validate the proposed value is expected and perceived correctly (verification). - Revise the value proposition if feedback indicates unmet expectations. - Adapt HCD methods and the SDL approach. |
ID, Name | 7. Designer – Know Thyself |
---|---|
Definition | For a designer to become aware of design skills and practices, including those of oneself, the design team, or any stakeholder related to design, as well as the actual design environment and processes. |
Context | Context of Design |
Directions | - Define the context of design by collaborating and understanding all parties’ viewpoints. - Focus on your project-specific context of design if it differs from the company’s baseline. - Ensure the design process adheres to HCD methodologies, including the participation of users and stakeholders. - Conduct more than three iterative design cycles, ensuring that each iteration covers studying the context of use, designing new prototypes, and evaluation with intended end-users. |
ID, Name | 8. From When We First Met till Eternity |
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Definition | For a designer to develop mesmerizing key usage phases for application users, creating a positive first impression and engaging users over the long term. |
Context | Engagement in Key Usage Phases |
Directions | - Identify key usage phases: the initial use and continued engagement over time. - Create a strong first impression by combining beautiful aesthetics with clear onboarding and intuitive usability. - For reliable continued usage, implement regular updates (suggested monthly) to retain user interest and fulfill expectations. - Include user participation in design, adapting HCD methods, across all key usage phases. |
ID, Name | 9. Second-Opinion Flood |
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Definition | For a designer to become aware of evaluation skills and practices of oneself, any evaluation team, or stakeholders related to evaluation, along with the actual evaluation environment and processes. |
Context | Context of Evaluation |
Directions | - Identify the context of evaluation, along with the evaluators and their characteristics. - In the early phase, conduct at least two heuristic evaluations to assess the application. - Utilize HCD for evaluation, including user testing, expert reviews, and usability testing. Ensure collaboration between designers and external expert evaluators to gain unbiased insights. - Ensure the context of evaluation supports HCD and its quality criteria: Evaluate usability objectively, UX subjectively, and design also for accessibility. |
ID, Name | 10. Showing the Cards |
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Definition | For a designer to understand if the application provider’s current state is compliant with integrating the HCD process. |
Context | Application provider, including strategy, business model, organizational culture, etc. |
Directions | - Ensure the application provider’s business is reliable and profitable; otherwise, there is no reason to begin. - Discuss strategy and organizational culture to ensure support for HCD and value co-creation. - Clarify the project’s scope with company’s decision-makers. - Consider an educational agenda to ensure all participants understand the HCD approach and its methods. |
ID, Name | 11. Everybody Wins |
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Definition | For a designer to implement the design project as a collaboration where all stakeholders and users achieve the proposed value. |
Context | Context of Ideality – the desired state, objective, and outcome of the design process. |
Directions | - Take the list of value proposals and sketch the ideal scenario where the application unites the different value proposals and invites stakeholders for value co-creation. - Develop best- and worst-case scenarios for integrating user and stakeholder journeys and anticipating risks. - Aim for a co-created value greater than value each stakeholder can create independently. |
5 Discussion
5.1 Contributions and Implications
5.2 Limitations
5.3 Future Research
6 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
A Appendices
A.1 Disc Golfer Stereotype
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A.2 Disc Golf Application User Persona
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A.3 Disc Golf Application Stakeholders
ID | Stakeholder | Description |
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1 | User | An individual who actively uses a disc golf application. |
2 | One-time indirect user | An individual who is not registered as a user but participates in a round where a registered user tracks scores using the application. |
3 | Customer | A person or entity purchasing disc golf applications. A customer may or may not be a user. For example, parents of junior players who purchase the app but do not play disc golf themselves are considered customers. |
4 | Tournament Director | The individual responsible for organizing and managing disc golf competitions. |
5 | Course Manager | The individual responsible for maintaining and overseeing a specific disc golf course. |
6 | Spectator | An individual who watches disc golf events and players. |
7 | Local club | Manages disc golf activities within a specific area or community. |
8 | National association | Oversees and organizes disc golf activities at the national level within a particular country. |
9 | PDGA | The Professional Disc Golf Association; the international governing body for disc golf. |
10 | Disc golf places | Disc golf places include public and private courses, as well as well-known disc golf locations, such as Charlotte in North Carolina, Austin in Texas, and Jyväskylä in Finland. |
11 | Disc golf shops | Retailers specializing in disc golf equipment. |
12 | Disc golf experts | A person or entity that presents, teaches, or analyzes disc golf content, such as coaches and YouTube channels. |
13 | Application provider | An entity, such as a company or organization, that provides the application (e.g., Disc Golf Metrix, UDisc, Tjing, and PDGA Live). This also includes the provider’s stakeholders, like shareholders and investors, as part of the application provider stakeholders in this context. |
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A.4 Design Sketch for Score-keeping noticing Contexts of Use and Flow
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A.5 Design Sketches for New Feature to Visualize Disc’s Flight Route
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- Guidelines for Disc Golf Applications and Design Principles for SportsHCI: A Human-Centered Approach
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