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- Some way to do search/filtering (slide-down, parameter search, etc).
- Ordered list of landmarks on the route potentially with a map guide (landmark #, picture, name) with the which step you’re on , and perhaps with a small map
- Drag-and-drop tour ordering
Screen #1 - When making a tour, you can click on the you start at the following screen where you can pick parameters such as where you are starting from, how long you wish the tour to last, how you are travelling, and what you would like to see. On this screen, in addition to picking the parameters, you can proceed to either the follow tour screen (screen #2) or continue to add to your tour in the map view (
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screen #3).
Screen #2 - Here Torch makes it easy to follow tours with a small map showing the closest landmarks as well as a list/guide of the landmarks you will be travelling to in a scrollable list. This list has a picture of the picture, the stop name, a small stop description, and an estimate for how much time you will spend at each stop. You can return to the previous menu by pressing the tab button at the top, and it will show how many stops and how long the whole tour will take. It will also let you easily switch between the transportation modes (walking, public transportation, and personal car).
Screen #3 - Here the user can see a map view of all the landmarks close to the location they chose and they can add or remove landmarks/spots from the menu on the side. They can simply click on a landmark to add it to the list or they can drag and drop it to remove or add to the list on the side. At the top it will show how many stops you have selected and the estimated time to see all of them. The user will have to long-press a landmark on the map to see a description of that spot. To add a landmark the user must long-press an area of the map that doesn't already have a landmark. Once the user has made their tour, the can click the follow tour button and will be taken to screen #2. In this screen, the user can still return to screen #1 by pressing the Torch tab in the top left corner.
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Analysis:
Learnability
- Simple, straightforward menu for picking parameters
- Explicit markings for each stop, detailed descriptions
- Map areas behave as expected (no additional learning if already familiar)
- Icons are used consistently and may be already familiar to user
- Ambiguity about how to drag and drop by long-pressing on a stop
- May be confusing how to get back to main menu
- Not clear what is clickable and what is not clickable
Efficiency
- User cannot pick specific locations/not clear how to add location.
- User can easily switch order of stops if they know how
- User can easily change mode of transportation from walking to car or vice versa
- Very few screens to navigate
- Very few steps before following a tour
- User can easily change tour time or parameters even when following a tour
- Default tour parameters exist on menu (start: current location, tour: 1 hour, travel: walking, see everything) making it easy for the user to start
Safety
- Requires several deliberate button presses to make a tour from main menu (good for error prevention)
- Easy to add landmarks in map view by accident
- Easy to remove unwanted locations if known how
- Directions to get from one stop to the next are detailed and time estimates provided