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h1. Prototype photos.
Digital photos of the pieces of your prototype. Show the prototype in interesting states; don't just show a blank window. Although you will iterate your paper prototype during this assignment, the photos only need to show one iteration.
h1. 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.
h1. 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.
h1. Observations.
h3. Usability Observations Summary
* <observations\!>
* Learnability, Efficiency, Safety
* F: feature
h3. User A
A male student.
h5. Task 1
* Unsure what a writing battle is
* Unsure if the opponent is a compute or a human
h5. Task 2
* Unsure what to do if they both seem the same (neither is better).
h5. Task 3
* Suspected but unsure if green outline meant that people liked a piece of writing.
h5. 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.
h3. User B
A female student.
h5. 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.
h5. Task 2
* Unsure if she could vote twice for a piece of writing.
h5. 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.
h3. User C
A male teaching assistant.
h5. 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.
h5. 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.
h5. Task 3
* Found the interface very simple, safe, and easy to learn.
* Suggested sorting profile writings by date, subject, votes, etc.
h3. User D
A male student.
h5. Task 1
* Understood category selection and start button very quickly.
* Enjoyed winning the writing battle.
h5. Task 2
* Navigated to the vote page very quickly.
* Found voting to be fast and efficient.
* Quickly understood writing navigation on the vote page.
h5. Task 3
* Navigated to the freestyle and profile page very quickly.
* Expected a grade for the freestyle writing, like the battle writing mode.
h3. User E
A male student.
h5. Task 1
* Unsure how to refresh the battle.
* Understood the category selection and start bar.
h5. Task 2
* Found no way to unvote, aka not vote for anything.
h5. Task 3
* Unsure what the color hints meant.
* Unsure how to edit the profile information.
h1. Prototype Iteration
You did two rounds of paper prototyping. Describe how your prototype changed between those two rounds. |