Wanderlust Low-Fi User Test Presented by Carolyn Scoville (with Vince Blas, Jim Inoue, and Josiah Cheslik)

Overview Mission Statement Tasks Prototype Structure Scenarios Experiment Suggested UI Changes Summary

Team Mission Statement We want to allow you to find interesting nearby locations and events in real time, as well as experience these places with friends.

Tasks Task 1: Browse Points of Interest Task 2: Create and Share Points of Interest Meet Up with Friends at a Point of Interest

Prototype Structure Explore Create Meet Up

Scenarios

Scenario 1 Find and research a location named ‘Sculpture of Orange’

Scenario 2 Create a point of interest and share it with the Wanderlust community

Scenario 3 Create a new ‘Meet Up’ by inviting Josiah and Carolyn to the Farmer’s Market

Experiment

Experimental Method Chose 3 participants at random Explained purpose, gained user consent Administered test individually Gave tasks sequentially, taking notes on user interaction Asked for feedback after each task Compensated user for their time

Experimental Results Pros Cons Overall the app was deemed pretty intuitive Tasks were easy to understand Search Sharing Typing flexibility

Suggested UI Changes Add a search bar Change the 'submit' button to say 'submit and share' or a popup to that effect Make sure users can type rather than choose from a list

Summary Tasks were easy to understand Wording in the UI and script were sometimes vague or confusing The UI needs a more flexible search function

Questions?