[Sugar-devel] Call for testing

[Christian Marc Schmidt]

Hi Gerald

That sounds great. Are you able to meet us at #sugar-meeting next Saturday
at 10:30am, to discuss further?

Christian

On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 10:09 AM, Gerald Ardito <gmanb5 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Tomeu,
>
> I think my principal and teachers would support this.
> And, the kids would love it.
>
> Let me know.
>
> Gerald
>
> On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 9:52 AM, Tomeu Vizoso <tomeu at sugarlabs.org> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 15:36, Christian Marc Schmidt
>> <christianmarc at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hi Sugar Design Group:
>> >
>> >
>> > I enjoyed the meeting yesterday, and think we ended up making several
>> good
>> > decisions. However, regarding the Home view, I am now beginning to
>> wonder if
>> > we are doing the right thing by hastily changing the design without
>> > conducting a proper qualitative study.
>> > I am only questioning it because I feel that, with every major design
>> > change, it would be best if we had real evidence, beyond just the
>> anecdotal.
>> > Ideally, I envision the design team being a part of these observations,
>> and
>> > systematically testing design decisions in the field with a number of
>> > participants. It need not be more than say a sampling of 20-30 students
>> of
>> > various age-groups, but the insight from these observations could really
>> > drive us to make more informed design decisions, based on more than just
>> our
>> > opinions (which, as we saw yesterday, tends to lead to compromise).
>> > So, I personally think that we are at a point where we should try and
>> > arrange for some user-testing for the design group, however we
>> facilitate
>> > it, before proceeding with any revisions to the existing design (though
>> I
>> > wouldn't want that to hold us back from adding any additional features
>> like
>> > the thumbnail view, that continue to build out the UI to match the
>> original
>> > design intent). I have a little experience putting together qualitative
>> test
>> > protocols, and while I'm not sure exactly how to facilitate these
>> testing
>> > sessions, I think some of you may have ideas.
>> > What do you think? Should we use our meeting next Saturday to discuss
>> our
>> > options for testing?
>>
>> Maybe Gerald's deployment in New York would be a good fit?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Tomeu
>>
>> --
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