GR1 - User & Task Analysis

User Personas

User 1: Physics graduate student

• Age/Gender: 24/Female
• Education: Two B.A.s at U.C. Berkeley, currently pursuing Ph.D. at Purdue U
• Culture: Chinese/American
• Language: English
• Physical limitations: -
• Computer experience: interacting with a terminal and using a smartphone, basic Windows experience
• Motivation: Plan errands and optimize daily routine
• Domain experience: -
• Application experience: uses a task list and google calendar on her phone
• Work environment: graduate student office, experimental physics lab
• Communication patterns: sends texts, emails and uses video skype.  Uses phone if these other mechanisms fail.

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