Path Diary - Interview 01

Path Diary- Interview 01

Participant Number: Interview_P01
Interview Date: 11/_18_/2004

INITIAL Qs: FIND OUT ABOUT USER’S BACKGROUND
- What is your sexual orientation? female
- What’s your age? 33 years old
- Where are you from? USA
- Which language do you speak? English
- What do you do? Adviser of Design and Technology office

ISSUE 1: FIGURE OUT WHAT MEMORY PEOPLE WANT TO REMEMBER
- When and what do you want to remember recently?
The memory of having dinner with my friends last night, and cooking and eating together with my boyfriend
Especially, I want to remember the moment of the visual scene including what color was in there, what was around, and what people are there.
- Have you ever experienced feeling frustrated trying to remember something?
I often forget to call to somebody, and sometimes suddenly a specific word doesn’t dawn upon me.
- Have you ever experienced memory loss? If so, how often? (once per month…) What did you want to recall at that time?
Yes, two or three times per a week. I have forgotten to send emails, to call to my friends, and some appointments.

ISSUE 2: GATHER EXAMPLES ABOUT HOW TO REMEMBER
- How do you recall your memory? (diary, note, memo, computer…)
I usually use my diary to note what I want to remember.
- What are the problems you have remembering things?
Sometimes I forget to do what I wrote in my diary and I can’t figure out the meaning of the word in the diary or why I wrote it.

ISSUE 3: GATHER OPINOIN ABOUT RECORDING PERSONAL EXPERIENCES
- If you could remember your entire life, what memory would you want to recall later? Why?
A summer landscape with many flowers and a soft breeze
- Do you have any idea how to develop a future memory device?
Maybe PDA(Personal Digital Assistant) might be useful a memory device in the future