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Maxim Cramer
September 09, 2015
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Creating Usable Apps
Talk / workshop given at iOSDevUK 2015, Aberystwyth, Wales.
Maxim Cramer
September 09, 2015
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Transcript
creating usable apps @mennenia
bug free?
SMooth animations?
syncs via icloud?
not exactly…
Usability Studies
Usability Studies ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Usability Studies ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ?
Usability Studies ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Usability Studies
Usability Studies The practicalities
let’s have some fun
Different types of feedback
user study
pain points
Analytics, right?
Where to start fixing?
(Fundamental) Addition
Basics
goal
What are you working on right now?
If you could find out one thing
What would it be?
Goal of the session
Yes, write it down
How do we answer that?
How to extract this info from another human?
Elements
A Working Prototype A person A set of tasks
working prototype 1
code or click-through
a person (or five) 2
5 sessions will catch 80% of issues
a discussion guide 3
tasks relating back to your goal
significant exposure of the feature
Don’t tell them how. Tell them what to do.
example
bit.ly/1NoZAOg
your turn
bit.ly/1KDmH7h
let’s discuss
running the sessions
keeping them at ease observe everything
keeping them at ease 1
Nothing is their fault
testing the product, Not you
Emojo’s cool
Equally, we’re not testing you
Observing all 2
keep them talking
watch out for things
prompt them
Be a therapist
This is the useful stuff
your turn
how did that go?
when do I test?
as early as possible
catch conceptual mistakes before committing too much code
how often?
Rinse. Repeat.
Usability Studies ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Usability Studies!
find people and try it
SEeing is believing
Thank you
@mennenia questions?