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In general, users had a positive reaction to our second prototype. Users commended our design’s clean, simple look, its ease of navigation, and its straightforward concept. An aspect that received criticism was our geographic and temporal representation of people with similar trip details (the “Results Page”). Additionally, our trip editing process, “My Info” button, and inconsistent map representations drew criticism.
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Map Page
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Feedback was generally positive. People liked the easy interaction provided by the map, as well as the resemblance to Google maps.
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Calendar Page
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The confusion about start and end dates associated with our previous iteration disappeared during this test. Users had no trouble specifying a start date and an end date; they had no trouble changing dates on this page either. By creating two calendars, one for the start date and one for the end date, we effectively eliminated the problem associated with the "Calendar Page".
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Results Page
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Of the four users (including a faculty member, a graduate student, and two undergraduate student) who tested our second design iteration, three had difficulties understanding our geographic and temporal approach to representing people with similar trip details. There was confusion about whether adjusting the start and end date ranges would change the user’s end dates. In reality, such an adjustment should only act as a filter for people who would also be traveling during a specified range. There was generally no confusion about the geographic dimension. People seemed to comprehend that toggling the miles would display people traveling to destinations within that radius.
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My Info Page
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In addition to our “Results Page”, users did not like the fact that in order to details of a trip, they must start at the beginning and step through the entire process. This makes sense and users should be able to change a date range or a location more easily. One user noted the that the “My Info” button was misleading; the user thought it would lead to a profile rather than a map view displaying all trips.
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