Re: [OSM-talk] OSM User Testing

2010-10-02 Thread Richard Fairhurst
SteveC wrote: We need to think of some simple tasks for new users to complete, and we'll put them together over on this wiki page. Add a street? Find a mailing list? Add a point of interest? What should they do? That's up to you. At the risk of stating the really bleeding obvious, there's

Re: [Talk-us] [OSM-talk] OSM User Testing

2010-10-01 Thread Thea Clay
Hi Ya'll, There is a mapping party in North Carolina this weekend. We'll have plenty of first time users that will likely be willing to have their experience documented. I am bringing my video camera and will record their experience (if they agree) since I probably won't make the SF event.

Re: [OSM-talk] OSM User Testing

2010-09-30 Thread SteveC
On Sep 29, 2010, at 11:27 AM, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote: On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 15:34, SteveC st...@asklater.com wrote: Those people fill out a form and are invited later to use some simple online screen capturing software while asked to do some simple tasks and this is where you come

Re: [OSM-talk] OSM User Testing

2010-09-30 Thread Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 16:20, SteveC st...@asklater.com wrote: On Sep 29, 2010, at 11:27 AM, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote: On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 15:34, SteveC st...@asklater.com wrote: Those people fill out a form and are invited later to use some simple online screen capturing software

Re: [OSM-talk] OSM User Testing

2010-09-30 Thread SteveC
On Sep 30, 2010, at 10:40 AM, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote: On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 16:20, SteveC st...@asklater.com wrote: On Sep 29, 2010, at 11:27 AM, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote: On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 15:34, SteveC st...@asklater.com wrote: Those people fill out a form and are

Re: [OSM-talk] OSM User Testing

2010-09-30 Thread Morten Juhl-Johansen Zölde-Fejér
On Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:20:18 -0600 SteveC st...@asklater.com wrote: On Sep 29, 2010, at 11:27 AM, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote: On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 15:34, SteveC st...@asklater.com wrote: Those people fill out a form and are invited later to use some simple online screen capturing

Re: [Talk-us] [OSM-talk] OSM User Testing

2010-09-30 Thread SteveC
On Sep 29, 2010, at 11:27 AM, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote: On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 15:34, SteveC st...@asklater.com wrote: Those people fill out a form and are invited later to use some simple online screen capturing software while asked to do some simple tasks and this is where you come

Re: [Talk-us] [OSM-talk] OSM User Testing

2010-09-30 Thread SteveC
On Sep 30, 2010, at 10:40 AM, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote: On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 16:20, SteveC st...@asklater.com wrote: On Sep 29, 2010, at 11:27 AM, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote: On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 15:34, SteveC st...@asklater.com wrote: Those people fill out a form and are

Re: [Talk-us] [OSM-talk] OSM User Testing

2010-09-30 Thread Peter Batty
I think it's great that something is being done on this. Personally I would suggest finding a few volunteers to be tested and sit in a room with them. You don't need a lot of people to find the key issues and I think you get more from seeing them do it in person and having them think out loud

Re: [Talk-us] [OSM-talk] OSM User Testing

2010-09-30 Thread Peter Batty
Will see what I can do, though not quite sure if I'll be able to make it to SF or not. But would be happy to find some volunteers and do a few usability tests in Denver before then, and record them so others can see them (in SF or wherever). Obviously would be good to have some scenarios worked

Re: [Talk-us] [OSM-talk] OSM User Testing

2010-09-30 Thread Leslie Zolman
...@openstreetmap.orgopenstreetmap Openstreetmap talk-us@openstreetmap.org Sent: Thu, September 30, 2010 1:07:42 PM Subject: Re: [Talk-us] [OSM-talk] OSM User Testing Will see what I can do, though not quite sure if I'll be able to make it to SF or not. But would be happy to find some volunteers and do a few

[OSM-talk] OSM User Testing

2010-09-29 Thread SteveC
I've written previously about OSM usability studies, and now it's happening. Nate Bolt from the fantabulous Bolt|Peters is going to help OSM run usability tests and we need your help. The timeline looks something like this: This week or next we're going to switch on some javascript on the OSM

Re: [OSM-talk] OSM User Testing

2010-09-29 Thread Mike N.
We need to think of some simple tasks for new users to complete, and we'll put them together over on this wiki page. Add a street? This sort of study will be interesting to see. Adding a street today must be daunting for the newbie.Despite the lure of the open road - blank areas where

Re: [OSM-talk] OSM User Testing

2010-09-29 Thread Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 15:34, SteveC st...@asklater.com wrote: Those people fill out a form and are invited later to use some simple online screen capturing software while asked to do some simple tasks and this is where you come in. What screen capturing software package is it?