Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Prototype 2

Sneak Peak on Prototype 2
 This is the camera function with a face detected. Flash, Camera, and Gallery button are added in the prototype update.

UPDATE - The prototype 2 with the new buttons in camera mode and changes made to the gallery mode.

Prototype User Feedback

The list of feedback on the Prototype from the user. The list includes an observation from the member of the team and feedback from four users from the class.

User 1 – Has Android experience
  • Focuses setting are not intuitive as though
  • Taking photo without telling is not intuitive
  • Going to Gallery mode by using through the camera on the photo review is not intuitive
  • Going to the gallery is not intuitive
  • Blind prototype can’t accurately test how a person would hover to find the button
  • Not intuitive where the how to stop recording the message

      User feedback
  •  Create a record directly from the camera
  • Creates a focus button and choose focus directly on screen (look back at the idea of double tap focus)
  • Choose focus area at any point in the screen
  • Directional feedback on where the people are is good

 User 2 – No experience with the Android
  • Visual users are not used to using the phone applications blind
  • It is intuitive for the user to tap to record and tap to end
  • Gets out of Android keyboard

      User feedback
  • Makes left and right button bigger
  • Makes the play and record button take the whole bar
  • Choosing the focus is simple
  • Hold to get popup menu

User 3 – No experience with the Android
  • Taking the button in the camera space doesn't take the picture
  • Returning back to the camera from setting menu
  • Gallery mode feels like it should be showing a list of pictures
  • Hitting the record to end the record

      User feedback
  • Harder for those who are not familiar with android’s options
  • The functions where pretty intuitive with the vocal feedback
  • Actions on the camera to focus using gesture
  • Accidently takes picture because of the full screen
  • Could add more buttons on screen since could be possible
  • Expecting more options


User 4 – Heavy android, no accessibility
  • Assumes on screen button
  • No response to picture popping up
  • Scroll list – found camera mode and clicked to changed
  • Wants visual feedback to indicate message taking
  • First idea to click title

      User Feedback
  • Likes being able to use whole screen
  • Gestures
  • Swipe left or right to change picture
  • Bottom left and right for record and play
  • Click button on right possibly hit trash