Suggestible - GR1

Group Members

Keith Phox (mphox)
Cristina Lozano (clozano)
Will Whitney (wwhitney)

Problem Statement

College students often have trouble deciding what to do. We want to make an app that uses the power of suggestion to help a person decide how to spend their free time based on day of the week, time of day, and previous responses. The application will start by selecting options from multiple categories randomly or the user can specify a type of activity they are looking for and the suggestions will be filtered to fit that type.

User Analysis

Age:

College age people
20-30 year olds

Location:

Urban/metropolitan areas

Characteristics:

Smartphone users, but not necessarily super tech-savvy
English-speaking
Have enough mobility and leisure time to go to the places that we recommend

Use Cases

Bored or indecisive people looking for something to do

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• Looking for a specific category of activity, e.g. a restaurant
• Want a decision from a neutral party that will be satisfactory (the recommended restaurant should be close by and well-rated)
• Want to be able to quickly veto options and get new suggestions (since most groups can quickly identify options that they don’t like)

Lessons Learned from Interviews

User 1: Bored college student
Some people are really open to suggestions and have few restrictions
Had spent too much time on Reddit and just needed an idea for what to do
Was willing to go somewhere or stay in his room

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User 5: College student looking for personalized suggestions
Had a few types of things she liked to do
Widely varied interests, but picky about her choices
Would need a highly personalized, tailored suggestion system
Was interested in a social component with friends helping decide what to do

Task Analysis

Tasks:

Browsing without filtering

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