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PhotoGenic A Thousand Words is Worth a Picture. Abiola Adewuyi aadewuyi@wam.umd.edu Jack Kustanowitz jkustan@umd.edu Vidushi Vohra vidushi@glue.umd.edu April 27, 2004. PhotoGenic Welcome / Main Screen. PhotoGenic Look At Pictures. PhotoGenic Send An Email Card. PhotoGenic
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PhotoGenicA Thousand Words is Worth a Picture Abiola Adewuyi aadewuyi@wam.umd.edu Jack Kustanowitz jkustan@umd.edu Vidushi Vohra vidushi@glue.umd.edu April 27, 2004
PhotoGenic Welcome / Main Screen
PhotoGenic Look At Pictures
PhotoGenic Send An Email Card
PhotoGenic Make a Phone Call
PhotoGenic Communication Diary
Usability Procedure The Test • Three users, aged 40-49, 50-59, 60-69. • Held at the Beltsville Community Center • Each test took 20-30 minutes Typical Tasks Call Maggie at work. How many times has Wilma called you in the last month? Find a picture of your niece, Hillary. Send your friend Tim a Thanksgiving note with a personalized message.
Usability Findings - Problems • Look at Pictures • “Select Person” button redundant • Send an Email Card • Tabbed interface posed problems • Make a Phone Call • “Select Person” button was hard to notice • Back button needed • View Diary • Not clear what the button text meant
Usability Findings – Positive Feedback “This program would be nice to have for use at home or even at work.” “Great Idea!” “Oh, I like this!!”
Usability Findings – Recommendations Long Term • Unify application components • Re-evaluate tabbed interface & suggest alternatives Short Term Fix inconsistencies between screen styles List names alphabetically Add “Back” button for Make a Phone Call Enable single-click selection of a person