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Story Page, with user logged in, close up (day 2)
Login Dialog (days 1 and 2)
We choose to use a design similar to that presented third in GR2. However, following our TA's advice, we attempted to simplify the design as much as possible. The first day of testing indicated that our design had button placed and labeled in a confusing manner. Believing that that was the main concern, our second design was very similar, but with altered names and placement of the buttons. The second day's feedback caused us to realize that while the previous problems had been fixed, the layout was not intuitive to the users, and we now believe that a sidebar may not be the best design for our site. As such, we will be reworking our design thoroughly for the computer prototype. Our new ideas are described briefly in the last section of the page.
Briefing
We aim to construct an online interface for authors to easily collaborate on and share original and fan fiction. The target users are amateur writers who want to work together, mostly for fun, but sometimes also to improve their writing. Collaboration is a major component of the site, with various authors having the ability to append sections to a single story. Each story has one or more moderators, who are responsible for adding and removing authors, and deleting any abusive comments.
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We also considered that while some stories and authors will be best served by being restricted to the ability to only append to the story, others will want to have access to the entire work. With that in mind, we provide two options for users with power to do both: "Add SectionAppend" and "Edit". In the case of "Edit," the entire story page will become editable. In the case of "Add SectionAppend," a text box will be provided floating about the text, as tested with the paper prototype. The user can then see all of the previous text as she composes the newest section.
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