[IAEP] Cheap User Testing (via Steve Krug)

2009-05-23 Thread Tomeu Vizoso
Hi,

Mike Fletcher writes a brief summary of a testing technique that I
think could bring good insight about how Sugar is used. I think it
could help with both discoverability (new users) and usability (day to
day usage).

http://blog.vrplumber.com/index.php?/archives/2335-Cheap-User-Testing-via-Steve-Krug.html

Regards,

Tomeu
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Re: [IAEP] Cheap User Testing (via Steve Krug)

2009-05-23 Thread Marten Vijn
On Sat, 2009-05-23 at 11:24 +0200, Tomeu Vizoso wrote:
 Hi,
 
 Mike Fletcher writes a brief summary of a testing technique that I
 think could bring good insight about how Sugar is used. I think it
 could help with both discoverability (new users) and usability (day to
 day usage).
 
 http://blog.vrplumber.com/index.php?/archives/2335-Cheap-User-Testing-via-Steve-Krug.html
 
nice !
It very close do with DBBG
- download
- burn
- boot
- Give  Feedback

For 8 people I asked, after 4 days:
- 2 not heard from again (I will ask later)
- 1 I asked status = burned but not booted jet. 
- 1 I asked status 

He opinion:
- maybe 3rd world but not here, 
- can't find the wifi settings. 
- Abiword is too limited

Maye I should add tasks like,
- Getting language settings
- Getting wifi/network to work
- Like browsing http://sugarlabs.org 
- opening a chat 
- more?

More findings:
- asking in 1:1 setting very effective
- asking in chat setting rather effective
- asking by email = not really working
- asking to mailinglist = not working


kind regards,
Marten
 



 Regards,
 
 Tomeu
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Re: [IAEP] Cheap User Testing (via Steve Krug)

2009-05-23 Thread David Van Assche
On a similar note I've been doing some publicity, but from the developer
side. Basicaly, there are lots of projects that have irc channels, and many
of those folks are interested in getting involved in other projects. Of
course, its hard to convince people unless it works for particular
distros... debian and ubuntu come to mind. But there is a lot of interest in
helping out, and I believe a good recruiting method is joining the various
freenode channels and just talking a bit about the project.

kind regards,
David (nubae) Van Assche

On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Marten Vijn i...@martenvijn.nl wrote:

 On Sat, 2009-05-23 at 11:24 +0200, Tomeu Vizoso wrote:
  Hi,
 
  Mike Fletcher writes a brief summary of a testing technique that I
  think could bring good insight about how Sugar is used. I think it
  could help with both discoverability (new users) and usability (day to
  day usage).
 
 
 http://blog.vrplumber.com/index.php?/archives/2335-Cheap-User-Testing-via-Steve-Krug.html
 
 nice !
 It very close do with DBBG
 - download
 - burn
 - boot
 - Give  Feedback

 For 8 people I asked, after 4 days:
 - 2 not heard from again (I will ask later)
 - 1 I asked status = burned but not booted jet.
 - 1 I asked status

 He opinion:
 - maybe 3rd world but not here,
 - can't find the wifi settings.
 - Abiword is too limited

 Maye I should add tasks like,
 - Getting language settings
 - Getting wifi/network to work
 - Like browsing http://sugarlabs.org
 - opening a chat
 - more?

 More findings:
 - asking in 1:1 setting very effective
 - asking in chat setting rather effective
 - asking by email = not really working
 - asking to mailinglist = not working


 kind regards,
 Marten




  Regards,
 
  Tomeu
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 http://bsd.wifisoft.org/nek/ The Network Event Kit
 http://har2009.org   13th-16th August
 http://opencommunitycamp.org 26th Jul - 2nd August

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