Vannie KopalakrishnanWeek 11 — Beta Usability Report, finalizing BudgeterThis week we conducted our beta usability test on four participants. The experience was very similar to our last usability test session…Nov 30, 2020Nov 30, 2020
Vannie KopalakrishnanWeek 10 — Getting ready for beta testingThis week we focused on developing the backend for Budgeter. At the beginning it was a difficult process because I have never used node.js…Nov 23, 2020Nov 23, 2020
Vannie KopalakrishnanWeek 9 — Refining BudgeterThis week we set out a list of goals we wanted to achieve before next week’s beta testing. Our focus is on two parts: 1) implementing the…Nov 15, 2020Nov 15, 2020
Vannie KopalakrishnanWeek 8 — Developing the MVP + Presenting the DemoThis week we continued to work on developing the MVP together. I personally worked on building out the modals on the site which was an…Nov 8, 2020Nov 8, 2020
Vannie KopalakrishnanWeek 7 — Creating a Working DemoThis week our group worked on programming a MVP for Budgeter. Personally, it was challenging at first since I don’t have any experience…Nov 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020
Vannie KopalakrishnanWeek 6 — Usability Testing & Project Design DocumentI found this week to be interesting because we finally got to conduct some usability testing for our low-fidelity prototype. As the…Oct 25, 2020Oct 25, 2020
Vannie KopalakrishnanWeek 5 — PrototypingThis week we worked on building a low-fidelity prototype for our website, Budgeter. It was a bit of a gruelling, but interesting process…Oct 19, 2020Oct 19, 2020
Vannie KopalakrishnanWeek 4 — Taking a breakIt’s important to sometimes take a break, even if that means pivoting and focusing on other courses. That’s why this week, our group…Oct 12, 2020Oct 12, 2020
Vannie KopalakrishnanWeek 3 — Personas, UX Brief & Product PitchI found the process of creating user personas to be very interesting. It gave me the chance to really see if I understood our problem…Oct 4, 2020Oct 4, 2020
Vannie KopalakrishnanWeek 2 — UX Research & Experience MapThis week our group focused on getting some research done surrounding the concepts and struggles of personal finance and budgeting. With…Sep 27, 2020Sep 27, 2020
