Abstract (eng)
Methodically developed exercise sequences and guiding principles help winter sports enthusiasts of various proficiency levels learn snowboarding and improve their skills. Several institutions offer snowboard courses, however, rarely seem to make use of latest technologies in their daily teaching practices.
This diploma thesis deals with the development of an application for mobile devices and its contribution towards optimizing snowboard lessons. Primarily, the provided technical support and the resulting improvement in teaching shall be illustrated. Replacing snowboard instructors is by no means intended, instead, the application shall facilitate teaching predominantly for inexperienced trainers and also aims at increasing the individual learning success.
In the process of developing the app, the case study approach in the course of applying the Human-Centered-Design method has been a helpful tool helpful tool due to its thorough approach and recursion depth. In order to equip the reader with a comprehensible basis for the various stages of development, theoretical background information is presented at the beginning of the paper. Furthermore, user-centered testings have been conducted in order to involve potential users in the process as early as possible. In this way, the human-computer interaction is being analyzed at an early stage and provides essential information for further development. Finally, the system has been field-tested in order to evaluate and test all functions within the context of a realistic teaching environment. Besides minor suggestions for improvement, the app has been reviewed and evaluated as very helpful and has been recommended for teaching practices.