GR1 - User and Task Analysis

User Analysis

User sample #1:

• Female, 19 years old, Chinese American, originated from Southern California
• Second year of college at MIT
• Dislikes looking at a small screen for a particularly long time
• Highly experienced with technology, somewhat familiar with mobile devices
• Has a large collection of clothing, and needs a product to organize it
• Often accidentally buys multiples of something due to liking something specific and forgetting it already exists in one's collection
• Currently utilizes an excel spreadsheet to organize
  • PROS: easy and simple to use
  • CONS: can't see everything at once, relies on recall rather than recognition, not easy to see on a mobile interface

User sample #2:

• Female, 22 years old, Chinese American, originated from Northern California
• First year of graduate school at MIT
• She can't fly, incredibly short (<5 feet)
• Highly computer literate, owns and is familiar with a Samsung Galaxy S
• Is highly addicted to the show Sherlock and collects many paraphernalia surrounding it
• Currently organizes collection with pictures in a computer file folder
  • PROS: visually interesting
  • CONS: not easily indexable and searchable, cannot be transported easily