Group Members
- Andrew Sugaya, asugaya@mit.edu
- Evan Iwerks, iwerks@mit.edu
- Elisabeth Morant, egmorant@mit.edu
- TA:
Problem Statement
People are tasked to make decisions on a daily basis. When making those choices, sometimes asking a friend for advice isn't enough. PK3k is a website that connects the indecisive with the decisive, inviting the public to help make choices for those who can't do it alone.
GR1 - User & Task Analysis
An examination of our user base, broken into two types of users: the Indecisive and the Decisive. Includes three example personae: examples of potential users interacting with our envisioned application. Critical Tasks and their associated goals, preconditions, and subtasks are also investigated.
Task Analysis
How often do you ask others to help make your decisions? (e.g. movies, activities, restaurants). How do you ask?
How often do you get asked to help others make decisions? How do they ask you?
High Level Tasks:
1) Ask for help deciding between two things for some reason.
Scenario 1: You are choosing between two shoes to buy. How do you choose?
Scenario 2: Stranger asks should I watch Star Wars IV or Lord of the Rings I. Do you help them? If so, how? If not, why not?
2) Help someone decide by voting on which they believe is better/solves a problem.
Scenario 1: Friend asks should I buy a Nook or a Kindle. Do you help them? If so, how? If not, why not?
3) Learn through observing what others are comparing things to.
Scenario 1: You already know you like Game of Thrones, and you see that someone is comparing it to LOTR. Does that increase your desire to learn about LOTR?
Scenario 2: You want to find more games like Angry Birds. What do you do?