GR6 - User Testing
Design
The purpose of PickFind is to facilitate the process of finding worthwhile games of pick-up basketball to participate in. With this in mind, we ultimately chose to focus the design of our interface around the master list of pick-up games. Overall, we tried to keep our design minimalist, employing a white background and a simple color scheme with sufficient contrast.
INTRO/LOG-IN The first page that the user sees is the login/intro page. There are two outlined boxes that fill the center of the page. The first is a quick description introducing the user to PickFind. The second is a member login that allows the user to enter his/her username and password to access their personal version of the site. We include a link to register for users needing a new account.
REGISTER The user is asked to enter a set of information to identify themselves to the rest of the community. We indicate that required information is marked with a red star next to the corresponding field. The Gender entry is a pair of radio buttons that can only be selected one at a time for either Male or Female. The self-assessed Skill rating is a slider from 1-9. We chose the slider for simple visual comprehension and immediate graphical feedback. We include a tooltip over the question mark to explain the meaning of skill to the user.
MAIN The main page of the site focuses on the list of games that are available to the user. There are options for filtering, searching, and clicking for further details. A sidebar includes the user's personal schedule and news feed for following activity. The core functions of the site are delineated by location, position, color, and in some cases, borders. In order to avoid inundating the user with details, we minimize some pieces of the site that can be expanded upon use.
