Pynd.it Design — RA/KE Q&A
Requirements Analysis & Knowledge Elicitation
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Interview Questions & Answers
Demographic Info:
— User E —
Age: 21
Gender: Male
— User A —
Age: 22
Gender: Female
— User F —
Age: 21
Gender: Female
How often do you attend events in your college town?
User E: 5–6/week
User A: 4/week
User F: 7/week
How do you usually hear about these events?
User E: Word of mouth, friends, Facebook
User A: Word of mouth, friends, Facebook
User F: Facebook, friends (word of mouth)
Do you use any services to find out about events (Facebook, Meetup.com, Eventbrite, etc.)?
User E: Facebook
User A: Facebook, but back in the day people tweeting about parties used to be a thing…
User F: Facebook
Why do you use a particular service?
User E: Because I do a lot of other stuff on Facebook — Convenient.
User A: Easy way to get a mass amount of people to find out about it
User F: People will invite me to events
What you like/dislike about that service?
User E: Sometimes there are events that I know of, but I can’t find on Facebook. I like that I can send & receive an electronic invite. I like that I can say that I’m interested/going/not going. I don’t like that people can invite me to things that don’t interest me. I like that it organizes everything in one place.
User A: I like how you can see who’s going & not going. “That person sucks I’m not going”. I like how you can say “interested” so you don’t have to commit.
User F: I dislike that sometime I miss events because it doesn’t remind me or anything. Unless I’m invited to an event, it’s tough to find events.
How often do you use social mobile apps?
User E: 6–7 times/day
User A: ~20 times/day
User F: All day
Would you be interested in using a mobile app to find events on or near your campus?
User E: Is it something I would be invited to or all events? I would like it if I could filter it. I would like if I could make it so I could see only events I’m actually interested in.
User A: Yes, for sure
User F: Yes I would
What events would you like to find on this app (Parties, philanthropy, club meetings)?
User E: Parties, philanthropy, club meetings, leadership events, leadership conferences, professional events, athletic events.
User A: Seems like it would be two separate apps (Philanthropy and stuff vs. Parties)
User F: Club and academic meetings, if there’s a speaker coming to campus
What features would you like a mobile event broadcasting app to have?
User E: I would want to be able to add it to my Google Calendar, notifications, I would want a search so I could search keywords. Map to see locations, especially if it’s not on campus. I would like to see something about how large the event is, dress attire.
User A: Connect to other apps to have it pull in other events
User F: Map view, calendar, ability to add events to my Google Calendar, see who else is attending
How would you like the interface of viewing these events to be (Map, list, etc.)?
User E: I would like there to be an option. By topic, map, and calendar.
User A: List, I like lists
User F: Map view, calendar, list
— At this point the user was read the app proposal —
What do you think about this app?
User E: I like it a lot. Love the idea of being able to up and down vote. Love how its solely dedicated to events, not overwhelming like Facebook.
User A: Yes, it sounds awesome
User F: Sounds cool, I would use it
Do you have any questions?
User E: Any lists of events or via map? I want there to be a list as well.
User A: When can I download it [laughter]
User F: How would the list be sorted, would it be by net votes or total up votes
Would you want more than just live events?
User E: Yes
User A: Yes — future calendar preview would be great
User F: Yeah, it’d be cool to look at an upcoming schedule
Now having heard the description, what type of events would you use this app for?
User E: Anything, club meetings, professional events, parties, philanthropic events.
User A: Same as earlier
User F: Bar events, school events, speakers on campus, club events
Are their any features you would like to add or remove?
User E: I think there has to be future events. There should be a way to filter by topic. Algorithm that suggests events based on ones you’ve upvoted.
User A: Add future event listings
User F: Nope, sounds good
How likely would you be to use an app like this?
User E: Very likely, probably not as much once I leave college.
User A: 9/10
User F: Very likely, if a lot of people were using it I would say 9/10
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