GR3 - Paper Prototyping

Prototype photos

Iteration #1

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Iteration #2

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Briefing

PickFind is a web application that facilitates the process of finding enjoyable pickup basketball games to participate in. Currently, the process of finding pickup games is variable and uncertain. A player is typically uncertain of whether or not there will be a game to participate in when he or she shows up at the court. This can lead to discomfort and even discourage players from heading to the court at all. Players have trouble finding sufficient others to play with and they tend to prefer to play with people at their skill level and people whom they know.

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1. User 1
   1. user wants to scroll the single column list of available games
   2. doesn't know which courts are available for playing basketball
   3. misses search functionality at the top of the page
   4. gender choice - should change from a selection box to a pair of radio buttons (either/or)
   5. user doesn't understand rank
   6. user has difficulty finding navigation for the main page
   7. user wonders how to close out of game details drop down
2. User 2
   1. user would rather not specify an exact time. Instead, wants to select something such as "evening"
   2. user wants to select Z-Center (i.e. from a drop down menu)
   3. user wonders what to do if there is nothing to join on the day selected
   4. clicks on myprofile - finds relatively intuitive
   5. finds rank to be confusing
   6. doesn't want to give out personal information such as phone number, or even email address
   7. clicks on create game
   8. user wants a more general time range (ex. afternoon, or evening)
   9. confused about court number
3. User 3
   1. user likes the layout of the start page
   2. user expected more to be shown when clicking on details of a game
   3. wonders how to create a profile - register with the site
   4. would like to scroll through available games
   5. doesn't notice the button for viewing additional games (button adds more games using javascript to the end of the column list)
   6. user is engaged in filling out the profile information
   7. wonders how to set a profile picture - does it need to be a personal photo?
   8. estimates a ranking for himself, but is unsure of whether it is accurate
   9. creates game fairly easily - wants to know if it can be modified
   10. searches through games, and adds himself to two games on the same day

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1. User 1
   1.  User sees profile information in the top right, and finds the drop-down arrow easily.
   2. No problems updating their profile information
2. User 2
   1. after reading the description for rank, thinks it's weird that it's called "rank" because the user saw it more as a grading/rating system
   2. asks to clarify whether the stars on the create profile page mean the fields are required fields
   3. thinks the save button is too far from the editing of profile
   4. wishes there's a drop-down menu for location when creating game
3. User 3
   1. took a while looking for how to save profile
   2. wasn't sure if roster closes if "mouse" stops hovering over the arrow
   3. wanted to use a drop-down menu for location when filtering

Prototype iteration

Several changes were made after the first iteration of testing:

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