Information linkage design and emotional evaluation on intelligent microwaves

Microwaves are indispensable part in the modern kitchen. In the transforming of traditional kitchen to be smart, microwaves are beginning to combine internet with mobile phone APP. This kind of information interconnection changes the control interface of traditional microwaves, which needs more functions to achieve remote operation. However, it's difficult for users to adapt these new interfaces which now increases the difficulty and psychological burden. The purpose of this study is to optimize the information-linkage methods for users, mobile phones, and intelligent microwaves, promote information interconnections and enhance the user's experience. This paper analyzes the similarities and differences between traditional microwaves and intelligent microwaves, optimizes the information linkage processes, and verifies the design results through the emotional evaluation. We selected 40 subjects, tested and evaluated the experience for these new interfaces, and the results of emotional evaluation showed that the new interface prototypes optimized the information linkage and improved the usability. This new design allows more users to accept and be willing to further use intelligent microwaves.