Week 10 Evaluation

Interview question:

1. what’s your first impression of our low-fidelity prototype?
2. Is it the system is complex for you to use and understand?
3. Do you want to use this system in the future? if not, give your detailed feedback.
4. any suggestion for ideas to decrease time on the mobile phone?

Analysis of Low-fidelity prototype

• Majority of users proposed that the concept is normal because there have many existing applications that they already used but still not solve their addictive behaviour;
• They are not expected to block social media through our system;
• The compulsive behavior cannot attract them to use in the future;
• Several candidates look forward to the system or our idea could have a physical way to solve mobile addiction.

Interview and Observation Results

Interview 1:

1. The concept is similar to other existing applications which control the time and choose to turn off the selective applications. However, track usage to different category is an unique idea.
2. Not really, but the homepage cannot really understand how to use it and line chart page is also hard to check the specific time for me without any instructions.
3. I don’t know because honestly I maybe will have a try for a period. but if the system controls me strictly I will remove from my phone because I still want to use my phone for entertainment on social media.
4. Provide another physical way to decrease instead of controlling the phone.

Observation:

At first, the user smoothly logs in her account directly but spend unexpected time on the homepage to think how to use it. During testing, user proposed that whether or not the system is compulsory to control them to use less time on the phone.

Interview 2:

1. The interface looks not attractive for me because the page is simple but function is not abundant for me really decrease time usage on smartphone.
2. As I said before the system absolutely not difficult for me and I could understand your purpose but the system maybe cannot achieve it.
3. To be honest, the answer is no because the interface cannot catch my eye from scratch, thus the system also cannot help me to adjust my habitual behavior.
4. The interface or your concept could be improved to attract people.

Observation:

User seems like not satisfied our prototype at all. facial emotion always looks like do not like our system, our interface, our function.

Interview 3:

1. Tracking time usage of phone is an interesting idea that I would like to try this system but previous page is normal.
2. “Login” page is easy to understand but the homepage that I cannot understand really because it seems like menu but not. It have several category but I cannot understand your purpose until the analysis page I comprehend system’s idea.
3. Maybe will because track usage is an unique function because many people don’t realize that they spend how many time on social media. someone maybe spend more than 8 hours and the system will show them the real time usage and remind them.
4. Except track usage, other function is normal need to improved.

Observation:

Homepage seems complex for user to user and he spent unexpected time on “time usage” page to scan his own line chart and do not know how to click jump to another page.

Interview 4:

1. Similar to an application that I used before, I think it is not that attractive, and I do not like an application that force me to do things.
2. A little bit complex for me, the calendar page is not necessary, and it makes me feel confused, and the catalogue page is complicated since there are too many different catalogues and icons. The colours that used make me want to sleep, and those kind of colours cannot make me aware that I am overused my phone, colour like red could be used to remind me.
3. Not really, because I am addicted to social media, so I would not like to download this application to block social media. And this application is too boring to use, not attractive at all. If I download this application, I will ignore it maybe.
4. Attend more outdoor activities, since when I take part in those activities, I will forget to use my smartphone temporarily.

Observation:

The user can use the login page smoothly, but when she saw the catalogue page, she looks confused and stare at the screen. Check the data quickly, but confused about the calendar page, try to tap on the date on the calendar, but nothing appeared. Stared at the lock page for about 10 seconds and asked me about it since there are no tips here to tell her the purpose of this page.

Interview 5:

1. This is much like the application of the tree, which mainly locks the user to use the phone. If I do not focus on studying or working according to the required time, I am equivalent to using failure.
2. Yes. There are some difficulties in using them. If no one explained the specific content first, I would be very confused about what to do. At the same time, if I have an emergency, how can I pick up the phone with it? This is a problem for my normal use.
3. No, because every time I have to choose a locked application according to the situation, this way of use is too troublesome.
4. Increase real-life group activities or exchange opportunities, such as taking part in physical exercise.

Observation:

The stage after entering the homepage is where the user consumes the most time, because the user does not know how to proceed to the next step. Also, because there are too many catalogs on the home page, users need time to interpret the content.

Interview 6:

1. Difficult to use, the interface of this application is very ugly. Why is there such an anti-human design.
2. Yes,, I don't understand why I have to lock my phone in this way, and I don't know why this is the way to reduce the time it takes to use the phone.
3. Don't want to. Because this approach applies to children, what is the difference between this application and parental control. If this is done by telling the user how long the screen is using, what is the difference between the "screen" alert function that comes with the phone now? This program does not have any particularity that deserves my consideration.
4. Arrange some things that you can do without a mobile phone. such as liberating your own hands, to do yoga or manual and so on.

Observation:

Users in the use of the process of constantly asking about functions and content, but also very concerned about the entire use of the interface. Each stage and step was asked by the project organizer for a long time and the experience was very bad throughout the process.

Interview 7:

1. The purpose of this prototype is good, the functions of it are comprehensive, and I think the lock function will be useful for those who obsess with the mobile phone.
2. Most parts are easy for me to understand, but the calendar page makes me feel confused because you already have the functions that see the daily, weekly and monthly data and the analysis, I do not understand the existing of the calendar page, tap the date to see the daily data?
3. No, I like social media and check social media apps is like my daily routine, if I download this app, I think I will review my data, but once I lock one of the social media applications, I will feel so sad and tortured, why should I have an app to make me unhappy?
4. I know you guys want to help people reduce their time on social media, then do something that attractive but not force people to do something. In my respect, I chat with people on social media, make friends in real life (let me know some interesting people) will be attractive to me.

Observation:

The user can use this prototype smoothly during the whole process, only when she saw the calendar page looks like confused. When she saw the reminder page that reminds people that spend too much time on apps, she said she doesn’t like the sentence and suggest me to change it to a positive tone.

Interview 8:

1. The first impression of this prototype is useful, I am a huge fan of social media, and this in this prototype I can choose to lock some social media applications that I addict to.
2. It is easy to use I think, except the lock page because you did not add some instructions here to guide me to use this page, only some social media names and buttons make me feel confused. And I do not understand why you add a login function since if I download this into my phone, then this apps is just tracking my data, isn’t it?
3. Yes, I would download this on my phone, this application can help me to reduce the time on my phone, although this is like forcing me to do that, but I think this will work actually.
4. Friends can always with me, not only hang out but also study and do other things, I think the most important reason that makes people addicted to their phone is that they feel lonely and boring, make more friends and company each other can make our life happy and think less about social media.

Observation:

The user can use the prototype smoothly, but when she saw the lock page, she looked like confused and tapped the button, but nothing appeared which makes her frustrated. Check and read the data seriously.