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Thinking Aloud Test

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The following user tests are based on user-evaluation.

1. Register (20s)

Scenario: You want to use the personalized features of the app. Register an account.

  • Go to Register Page
  • Register with email and password

"Okay, here is the 'Register' button. I'll click that." (easily found)

2. Edit your profile (2min)

Scenario: You want to change your own appearance. Edit your public profile. At least change your profile picture, name and description.

  • Navigate profile page
  • Edit your public profile picture, name and description
  • (optional) Set languages and interests

Wondered why profile picture did not change in edit screen, tried again.

3. Create a Trip (2min)

Scenario: You are planning a new group trip for the upcoming holiday season. Create a new private trip and verify that it appears in your list of trips.

  • Create a new trip
    • Set name and description
    • Choose private
    • Search and select destination
    • Select date range (optional)

"I remember there was a add button on the Home screen. Maybe that will create a new trip". Had to figure out how the switch private/public works, not intuitive! Created trip to spain with flexible dates.

4. Invite Friends (2min)

Scenario: You need to invite your friends to the trip. Search for them by their username, view their public profile and invite them to your created trip.

  • Go to trips details page
  • Find page to add participants
  • Search for the friends account by username and view their public profile
  • Invite them to the trip

Tried first to add participant through the menu at the top right. Selected the friend directly from suggestions

5. Join a public trip (1,5min)

Scenario: You don't have any fellow travelers for your adventure trip and want to join or create a publicly organized trip. Query public trips and join one.

  • Navigate public trips page
  • Filter the public trips by destination and time intervall
  • Explore the selection of public trips by sliding
  • Select one, inspect it and join it

Took some time to figure out, that he needs to swipe trips to see more.

6. Chat with your friends (30s)

Scenario: You need to discuss some plans with your friends of the trip you created. Find the trip where you need to chat with participants and join the chatroom to start a discussion.

  • Go to trips details page
  • Navigate to the chat
  • Send a message

7. Add activities to your trip (3min)

Scenario: You have planned a new activity for your upcoming trip and need to add it to your trips itinerary. Add a new activity at your destination to your trip.

  • Navigate to the activity page
  • search for location by name or by exploring continents
  • filter by categories
  • Look at the details of a activity
  • Add the activity to your trip

Added a suggested activity. "The blue 'Add to trip' button is not clearly visible on the blue background image"

8. Add Elements to a Checklist (3min)

Scenario: You need to prepare for an upcoming trip by organizing tasks in a checklist. Find the checklist for a specific trip, add a new group task, and mark some tasks as completed.

  • Navigate to a trips checklist page
  • Add a group task
  • Assign participants
  • Mark a task as completed in your personal view

"Oh everyone is assigned after I created the task" (wondering about that). "Can I only assign specific participants?" (figured out, how to assign specific ones later)

9. View Activities on the Map (2min)

Scenario: You want to review the activities planned for your trip and see them on a map. Navigate to the map screen, locate an agreed-upon activity, and interact with it.

  • Navigate to the map screen of a trip
  • Click on a activity icon to see a preview
  • Click on a participant icon to see a preview

"Its very zoomed out"

Scenario: You want to save and share memories from your trip in a shared gallery. Upload a photo to the shared gallery linked to your trip.

  • Navigate to shared gallery tab of a trip
  • Inspect existing pictures
  • Post a picture to the gallery with custom desription

Did not put a description of the picture added. Mandatory?

1. Register

Scenario: You want to use the personalized features of the app. Register an account.

  • Go to Register Page
  • Register with email and password

2. Edit your profile

Scenario: You want to change your own appearance. Edit your public profile. At least change your profile picture, name and description.

  • Navigate profile page
  • Edit your public profile picture, name and description
  • (optional) Set languages and interests

3. Create a Trip

Scenario: You are planning a new group trip for the upcoming holiday season. Create a new private trip and verify that it appears in your list of trips.

  • Create a new trip
    • Set name and description
    • Choose private
    • Search and select destination
    • Select date range (optional)

4. Invite Friends

Scenario: You need to invite your friends to the trip. Search for them by their username, view their public profile and invite them to your created trip.

  • Go to trips details page
  • Find page to add participants
  • Search for the friends account by username and view their public profile
  • Invite them to the trip

5. Join a public trip

Scenario: You don't have any fellow travelers for your adventure trip and want to join or create a publicly organized trip. Query public trips and join one.

  • Navigate public trips page
  • Filter the public trips by destination and time intervall
  • Explore the selection of public trips by sliding
  • Select one, inspect it and join it

6. Chat with your friends

Scenario: You need to discuss some plans with your friends of the trip you created. Find the trip where you need to chat with participants and join the chatroom to start a discussion.

  • Go to trips details page
  • Navigate to the chat
  • Send a message

7. Add activities to your trip

Scenario: You have planned a new activity for your upcoming trip and need to add it to your trips itinerary. Add a new activity at your destination to your trip.

  • Navigate to the activities page
  • search for location by name or by exploring continents
  • filter by categories
  • Look at the details of a activity
  • Add the activity to your trip

8. Add Elements to a Checklist

Scenario: You need to prepare for an upcoming trip by organizing tasks in a checklist. Find the checklist for a specific trip, add a new group task, and mark some tasks as completed.

  • Navigate to a trips checklist page
  • Add a group task
  • Assign participants
  • Mark a task as completed in your personal view

9. View Activities on the Map

Scenario: You want to review the activities planned for your trip and see them on a map. Navigate to the map screen, locate an agreed-upon activity, and interact with it.

  • Navigate to the map screen of a trip
  • Click on a activity icon to see a preview
  • Click on a participant icon to see a preview

Scenario: You want to save and share memories from your trip in a shared gallery. Upload a photo to the shared gallery linked to your trip.

  • Navigate to shared gallery tab of a trip
  • Inspect existing pictures
  • Post a picture to the gallery with custom desription