Labs/Ubiquity/Usability/Usability Testing/Fall 08 1.2 Tests/Tester 08a

Tester 008

"My idea is that the interface should be so intuitive that one doesn't even have to try, it should just do what you think it should do."

Highlights

1. Mistaking the awesome bar for Ub 04:20 -Specifically the Google "feeling lucky" function 05:00!
2. Random guessing of commands 29:30

Preliminary Recommendations

Ubiquity Core

1. Merge Ub with the awesome bar
2. Use data gathering to capture failed commands to increase intelligence of the thesaurus
3. Consider inserting iframes, working with providers to support commands directly.
4. Make a fallback of google
5. Make help non-linear

Translate Command

Raskin's 1st law of Interface Design "A computer shall not harm your work or, through inaction, allow your work to come to harm " 22:15 -I believe a single user has guessed to reload the page, after three previous failed attempts.

Timeline

• "Take the Ubiquity Tutorial, that sounds boring" 00:50
• Reads everything but skips over hot-key.
• Decides to try tutorial 2:15, immediately hates visual presentation.
• Immediately skips past the hot key explanation
• Tries typing in command and hitting enter without trying hotkey. 04:00
• Mistakes the Awesome bar for Ub 4:20
• Mistakes Google's "feeling lucky" function for Ub 05:00
• 12:08 "My idea is that the interface should be so intuitive that one doesn't even have to try, it should just do what you think it should do."
• Gives up on Tutorial after almost 10 minutes 13:00
• Tries video 13:30
• F*ng loves the demo 14:00
• Massive amount of random guessing of commands, most of which is not apparent as he just types randomly on the keyboard 29:30