I started off my interview process with interviewing my boss. I noticed he had a particularly different mouse compared to the rest of the more generic ones in the office. His stood out because the design of it is so that the grip is almost similar to that of holding a cylinder. I first asked him why he chose to buy that mouse specifically rather than having a regular one. He said that he found that mouse much more comfortable and easier to maneuver. The fact that he does not have to bend his rest helps prevent carpal tunnel. (side note: I've seen a professor in their office have a mouse that has a ball on it - good if there is no space on the table) Continuing my interview, I presented my idea to my boss and asked him whether he uses a mouse when working on his laptop. A lot of the work we do in the office is with the program CAD and it is very difficult to use CAD without a mouse so he does indeed use a mouse with his laptop. Because he has a very minimalist type of approach to life, he thought the idea of turning your phone into a mouse was great, especially the fact of giving it the accessibility of moving the actual phone around. He also added in that the sensor for a mouse is relatively small so it would easily fit on a phone case. I asked him what his favorite part of the idea was and he was drawn to the idea of the phone case/ phone actually moving around because there are already existing apps, but he found it particularly important to ergonomics that the phone were able to move- "it gives it an old fashion design to a new take on technology". He said what makes this design different from a regular blue tooth mouse is that you don't have to carry around anything extra. Having a slim laptop and carrying very little is very important to him.
Overall, the interview was relatively short, but very educational. I learned a lot about my boss and we even digressed into the work he does on CAD. There are actually a couple of tricks on the mouse programmed with CAD. So moving forward, we may need to consider other aspects and abilities the mouse obtains. He also suggested making the app friendly to users who are left handed as well. I thought that would be a great addition to our app - maybe before using the app there could be a way to put in criteria and preferences. It is important for the design to adapt to multiple types of users.