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Writing Battle Window for task 1. |
Vote Window for task 2. |
Free Style Window for task 3. |
Profile Window for task 3. |
Briefing.
You are Mob Riller, a Harvard graduate. You have written a few books but none of them are published. Dejected and out of ideas, you decide to visit write('now') for inspiration and motivation for your next book.
Scenario Tasks.
- Task 1: Compete in a Writing Battle.
- Task 2: Vote on other user's writings.
- Task 3: Perform a freestyle writing task. Go to your profile to see your previous writings.
Observations.
Usability Observations Summary
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User A
A male student.
Task 1
- Unsure what a writing battle is
- Unsure if the opponent is a compute or a human
Task 2
- Unsure what to do if they both seem the same (neither is better).
Task 3
- Suspected but unsure if green outline meant that people liked a piece of writing.
Overall Thoughts
- Homepage is sparse. Can be confusing as to what to do next.
- Time constraint is constraining.
- Ability to have a random category
- Add more info the front page.
User B
A female student.
Task 1
- Unsure what to do at the front page
- How do I know if someone is my opponent?
- I didn't know I was going to be given a topic
- Not sure if she can close the settings and start bar.
Task 2
- Unsure if she could vote twice for a piece of writing.
Task 3
- Found the page very quickly after learning it from the writing battle task.
- Not sure how to skip a topic.
- Understood the color highlights.
User C
A male teaching assistant.
Task 1
- Understood the interface very quickly.
- Thought that viewing results was fun.
- Unsure if he was already logged in.
- Thought that auto-saving and register after trying feature was cool.
- Expected view results to bring him to the specific essay results page with comments.
Task 2
- Understood the vote page very quickly.
- Suggested a counter for remaining number of writings.
- Feature to save or favorite liked writings.
- Suggested list view for voting.
- Suggested ability to view writings by topics.
Task 3
- Found the interface very simple, safe, and easy to learn.
- Suggested sorting profile writings by date, subject, votes, etc.
User D
A male student.
Task 1
- Understood category selection and start button very quickly.
- Enjoyed winning the writing battle.
Task 2
- Navigated to the vote page very quickly.
- Found voting to be fast and efficient.
- Quickly understood writing navigation on the vote page.
Task 3
- Navigated to the freestyle and profile page very quickly.
- Expected a grade for the freestyle writing, like the battle writing mode.
User E
A male student.
Task 1
- Unsure how to refresh the battle.
- Understood the category selection and start bar.
Task 2
- Found no way to unvote, aka not vote for anything.
Task 3
- Unsure what the color hints meant.
- Unsure how to edit the profile information.
Prototype Iteration
Overall, our second prototype had more implemented features, pages, and content. Our changes included:
- Adding a profile and voting page. The first prototype only had writing battle and freestyle page.
- Adding interaction for the category settings and start. We added slips of paper for the dropdown, countdown, and topics, which drove the interaction.
- Added color to the clickable objects on pages. We also added color to highlight writings on the profile page.
- Added interaction for the writing battle, including simulated opponent writing.