[Commotion-dev] Commotion Android UI Testing

[Dan Staples]

Here is some feedback/questions:

  * The testing procedures mention starting Commotion then starting a
    Cryptocat chat.  Will they be asked to poke around the MeshTether
    app first?  If not, the test seems more designed to test whether the
    user understands a mesh network rather than testing the UX of the app.
  * Is the app going to be called Commotion or MeshTether?
  * What will be included when you tell users what Commotion is about? 
    Will they be told what 'mesh', 'node', 'gateway', 'network
    topology', and the like mean?  Some of the questions rely on a user
    knowing these terms.
  * Some other possible questions:
      o Did the app seem overwhelming?  Was there too much information
        presented at once?
      o Did you feel lost at any point when using the app?
      o Maybe ask them to rate on a scale of 1-5 how user-friendly they
        thought the app was.

For the survey, I would suggest asking:

  * how frequently, if ever, the user uses wifi networks with their
    Android phone.
  * how long have they owned or used an Android phone?


Dan

On Wed 26 Sep 2012 04:00:59 PM EDT, Andrew Reynolds wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> We're beginning some user testing of the Commotion Android client in
> preparation for a round of UI refinement.
>
> I've thrown a draft script of the test procedures up on the wiki, as
> well as a short user survey to help categorize users by level of
> expertise.
>
> The script assumes Commotion will be preinstalled and will connect to an
> existing Commotion network. The user will perform a few tasks using the
> network (a Cryptocat chat in this case, though other apps would be fine)
> and talk about their experience.
>
> The survey focuses solely on Android expertise, but it's designed to be
> modular, so it could easily be augmented with questions about networking
> expertise or specific usage patterns.
>
> The script is here:
> https://code.commotionwireless.net/projects/commotion/wiki/Commotion-Android_v1_Script
> and it links to the survey, which is here:
> https://code.commotionwireless.net/projects/commotion/wiki/Android_user_expertise_survey
>
> Feedback is welcome.
>
> -andrew
>
>
>
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> Dan Staples
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> New America Foundation
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