Create a Tournament | | In order to create a tournament, Larry would first log in and then be taken to his account home screen. At the top of the page there is a header bar which includes the “create tournament” button on the right side. He would click on this button in order to be taken to the “create a tournament” page. The header bar remains on the page.
In order to create a tournament Larry must type in a name for the tournament and choose the type of tournament he wants (by checking the box, next to the different choices). He can also specify the end date of the tournament joining period (using the standard popup calendar widget) and/or add extra information about the tournament. Once he fills in this information he can click the “create” button which then updates the page with the following message and participation link:
Your tournament has been created.
Participation link. Send this link to anyone you wish to invite.
link
Clicking on the link will take Larry to the tournament information page, where Larry can update tournament information, manage the tournament, and view the tournament. | Pro:
This page includes familiar widgets such as the textbox, checkboxes, and popup calendar.The page is self-explanatory with brief descriptions for each component of the tournament creation i.e. name, type, join period and a “create tournament” button
Con:
No visible view/description of the different types of tournaments. This requires knowledge about the types of tournaments i.e. round-robin, single-elimination, etc.
| Pro:
This one page includes all the information needed to create a tournament, so there is no need to go through multiple pages/steps.
| Pro:
If Larry makes a mistake and wants to change the type of tournament, the join period, etc. he can click on the link and update the tournament information.
Con:
Editing information once he creates a tournament requires navigating to a different page. |
Search/Join a Tournament | | Moe already has a BrackeTracker account and since Larry forgot to include Moe in his initial invitation email to join the tournament, Moe decides to search for the office ping pong tournament. | | | Moe logs into his account and the uses the search box at the top of the page (located on the header bar) to find the tournament by name. Moe is able to find the tournament name and clicks the “join” button next to the name of the tournament. | The search option has standard search box format- a textbox with a descriptive “search for tournament” button. | Pro:
Able to quickly search for tournament you want to participate in by name.
Con:Moe must know the name of the tournament you wish to join. | If Moe types in the wrong name he must re-search for the right tournament |