Mobile user testing, Draft 8, User 1 McCord (November 30, 2009)
Demographic info
Gender | F |
Age | 18-29 |
Occupation | Museum staff - Public Developpement Officer |
Comfort level with technology | Comfortable |
Museum experience - frequency of visits | Regularly (at least once a month) |
Has used a museum mobile app? | No |
If yes, which museum? How was your experience? | n/a |
Owns an internet-enabled mobile device? | No |
Mobile device - frequency of use (all purposes) | n/a |
Mobile device - frequency of use (internet app) | n/a |
Pre-visit scenario
Task: Deciding whether or not to go to the museum that week
- Looks at news (reads new exhibit news item)
- Looks at current exhibits
- Explores the interface, looks at my collection
Task: What do you do to learn about the exhibitions that are on right now?
- Goes to Home page, Exhibitions, current exhibits
Task: Find out more about an exhibition you're interested in
- From Exhibitions, goes to Simply Montreal, explores all sections of interface
Task: How much will it cost you to see the exhibition?
- Exhibit page > About > Fees
Task: What sorts of artifacts, objects, or works are in that exhibition?
- Exhibit page > Catalogue > Sections
Task: Suppose you find a few artifacts that are really interesting that you want to make sure you see when you get there. How would you remember to do this?
- Exhibit page > Catalogue > Sections > Artifact page : Collect (Expects to later find the artifacts she selected under My Collection)
Task: Can you find out what others thought about the exhibition?
- Exhibit page : Guest book
Task: What events are coming up related to that exhibition?
- Home page > news
Task: How do you find out more about the museum? e.g., where it is, and what time it opens and closes, and how much it costs.
- Home page > Visitor information
In-museum scenario
Task: Suppose you want to see whether there are any events happening today. How do you go about doing this?
- Home page > News
Task: How do you go about finding the artifacts you bookmarked from your pre-visit?
- Home page > My Collection
Task: You are walking through one of the exhibitions, and find a particularly interesting object that captures your attention. Intrigued by the object, how do you go about learning more about it?
- Home page > Enter object code
Task: Now that you've found the object and have read a bit more about it, you want to mark it somehow so you can come back to it in the, maybe at home. How would you do this?
- Artifact page -> Collect
- Tries tags : "Tags maybe? What the difference between tags and comments?"
Task: The object reminds you of something, and you decide to share a note about it for other visitors or potential visitors to read. How would you do this?
- Artifact page > Comment ("What's with the yellow ME?)
Task: You're really interested in this object, and would like to see other objects related to it. How do you go about doing this?
- Artifact page > Related artifacts
Task: Is there anything you can listen to or watch about this artifact? How would you go about doing that?
Task: Is there more than one image you can look at on this artifact? How would you go about doing?
- Artifact page : left and right arrows (Only user1 got these right)
Task: Suppose you the image is too small. How would you go about seeing this artifact, but bigger?
- Artifact page : Does the iPhone two finger zoom gesture. Looks for a magnifying glass icon.
Task: This object is really exciting, and you want to somehow share the experience with your friends. What do you do?
- Artifact page : send
Post-visit scenario
Task: How would you go about finding the objects you collected?
- Home page > My Collection
Exit questionnaire
How was your overall experience using this application?
Very Pleasant
What would *you* use this application for? Choose as many as are appropriate.
Plan a Visit
Entertainement
What sorts of features or functionality would you have liked to see in a mobile app like this? (e.g., what's missing?)
- Be able to reaccess the collected artifacts in My Collection
What would you have changed in this app? (e.g., what can be improved? What would make it more fun or engaging?)
- Sound / Music
How useful do you think it is to "collect" artifacts, objects, and paintings?
Useful
How useful do you think it is to see artifacts, objects, and paintings other people "collected"?
Not Very Useful
How useful do you think it is to tag artifacts, objects, and paintings?
Not Useful
How useful do you think it is to see the tags of artifacts, objects, and paintings?
Not Useful
How useful do you think it is to comment on exhibits?
Useful
How useful do you think it is to read comments other visitors left for exhibits?
Useful
How useful do you think it is to comment on artifacts, objects, and paintings?
Useful
How useful do you think it is to read comments other visitors left for artifacts, objects, and paintings?
Useful