[Sugar-devel] Call for testing

[Gerald Ardito]

Christian,

I am not sure if that time works. I'll know in a day or two. Can I let you
know then?

Thanks.
Gerald

On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 10:28 AM, Christian Marc Schmidt <
christianmarc at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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>>
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