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Describe how you conducted your user test. Describe how you found your users and how representative they are of your target user population (but don't identify your users by name). Describe how the users were briefed and what tasks they performed; if you did a demo for them as part of your briefing, justify that decision. List the usability problems you found, and discuss how you might solve them.
Briefing
“World Insider” is a network website, which allows friends to share travel experiences. The idea behind it is that users that share the same interests and travel standards can connect over the website and share their genuine unbiased knowledge. A tip from friends you trust is much more useful than multiple tips from random, unknown people online.
This website offers a fast way to create a trip according to your standards.
How?
Users create their profile and ‘Add Cities’ that they have visited. For each city, they rank the best things to do in a brief and clear manner. Additionally, they can provide opinions and tips for future travelers that describe the best features of a location.
Users connect with their friends that have also created profiles. Then, they can easily browse their friends' profiles to read about their trips and find suggestions or just search for destinations in a map and get the information they need.
Details
A dynamic map, per user, will show the cities and countries that they have information about (which comes from their friends). This adds a lot to the user's experience.
Users can choose a destination of interest and they will get a compiled list of personal reviews written by people they trust.
Task 1: Log In/Register
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Someone told you about +www.insider-world.com.+\[actually under rossides.scripts.mit.edu\] |
You want to gain access to the website.
Create a profile (by registering).
Log in to your home page.
Task 2: Create trip
You just got back from a trip and you cannot wait to share - all the tips and amazing things you saw and did - with your friends.
Therefore, add a “trip” to your profile including basic info (like destination and date), top things to do there.
Task 3: Add Friends
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It's time to expand your network on our website. *Add the friend,* who told you about this website, and, thus, already has an account. \[Your friends’ name is *Michalis Rossides*\] |
Send an email invitation to a friend who might not know about this website yet and you want to introduce him to the website.
Task 4: Find trips
You feel like traveling to Athens. Find all the cool things that you “have to do” in Athens, from friends that have already been there and have updated their profiles appropriately.
User 1
User 2
User 3
Reflection
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