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. The novice should be proficient at using basic computer programs like a browser and selecting and clicking through the necessary items to get to the list. If the novice does not know what a certain ingredient is, he or she will likely ask around or do a simple Internet search.
Lessons learned
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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. The experienced bartender might not have a college education, but should understand how to use a browser. The bartender will also likely know most, if not all, of the ingredients listed.
Lessons learned
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Things not done well*:
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Person 3: the social drinker
Goal: To find a great source for mixed drinks that do not involve alcohol
The third drinker is the non-alcoholic consumer. He often likes to host friends, but as a non-drinker, he prefers not to serve alcohol when he himself doesn’t consume it. He hasn’t gone to great lengths to look for non-alcoholic mixed drinks, and he doesn’t keep many recipes in mind, but he would really like a source for mixed drinks that don’t involve alcohol. Additionally, when he goes to other social events and meets up with friends, he would like to be able to propose an alternative to all the alcoholic drinks based on what they have available. This drinker could be a college student who does not drink or even part of an older demographic in a social setting.
Lessons learned
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Things not done well*:
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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
- Get the list of drinks that you can make
- Organize the list by a metric such as difficulty or popularity.
Preconditions
- Know what ingredients you have
- Know what amount of each you have, if it's a limited amount
Frequency
- Once a week (potentially at every social event)
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)