Task Analysis

There are three main tasks when using Fat Charles:

• Looking for a drink
• Adding a drink
• Leaving comments/ratings on any particular drink

Look for a drink

Goal: Find some drink based on your current ingredients or based on the name

Subtasks

• Put in your set of ingredients
• Put in the name of the drink you'd like
• Put in the amount of each item you have
• Change whether your measurement is in oz/pints/etc.
• Get the list of drinks that you can make
• Get suggestion(s) for a drink

Preconditions

• Know what ingredients you have
• Know what amount of each you have, if it's a limited amount

Frequency

• Once a week

Adding a Drink

Goal: Share your own creation for others to try and leave you feedback with

Subtasks

• Put in ingredients needed
• Put in amounts of each ingredient needed
• Put in amount of servings

Preconditions

• Having already made a certain drink
• Knowing the recipe you want to share

Frequency

• Rare

Leaving a comment/rating

Goal: To leave your experience with a drink and share it with others

Subtasks

• To leave some sort of summary of your impression (rating 1-10 or thumbs up/down)
• Potentially leave ways to improve the drink
• To leave a detailed account of your experience

Preconditions

• Have tried the drink before
• Have a set of thoughts you would like to share

Frequency

• Once a week (as often as you try a new drink)

User Analysis

There are three possible personas for users of our program:

• Novice mixer
• Experienced bartender  
• Social drinker

Person 1: the novice

Goal: to find tasty drinks that are easy to make and do not require too many ingredients

The novice is a college student who has become tired of the same drinks over and over at typical parties. He wants to make some tasty drinks without having to spend too much money on many ingredients. At the same time, he also does not have too much experience and wants simplicity. The novice has heard of some popular, simple drinks from his friends but might not remember all their ingredients or how much of each to use. The novice drinks socially with his friends, some of which might bring other ingredients (juices, liquors, etc.). At a social event, he wants to find a small number of different drinks to make with what he has and what his friends brought using our program.

Lessons learned

Things done well *:

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Things not done well*:

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Person 2: the experienced bartender

Goal: to find more complex drinks that require some expertise in mixing and more exotic ingredients

The experienced bartender has experience making lots of complicated drinks. He understands how different flavors and ingredients interact to make a good drink. However, even the most experienced bartenders sometimes get used to only the most common requests and may forget the names or exact recipes of some rarer drinks. In addition, the experienced bartender may also be faced with a request not for a specific drink but for a kind of drink. For example, one such person was asked to "make me something tropical, not too strong, with mango juice", and he decided to include pineapple juice and coconut rum, among other ingredients. The experienced bartender would like to be able to select these ingredients, and find an actual recipe if he cannot think of one off the top of his head.

Lessons learned

Things done well *:

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Things not done well*:

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Person 3: the social drinker

Goal: to find "interesting" drinks to try for the first time with friends

Description

Lessons learned

Things done well *:

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Things not done well*:

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