Download - BestEats Final Presentation CS160 Danielle Cassley Jennifer Kelly Alex Sherman Yuly Tenorio
Need:Need:
Quick way to find restaurant Quick way to find restaurant informationinformation
Find and share trustable restaurant Find and share trustable restaurant reviews: reviews: – from your friends! from your friends!
Learn and share your favorite Learn and share your favorite restaurants and the ones you’d like to restaurants and the ones you’d like to trytry
ImplementationImplementation
Ruby on Rails for implementationRuby on Rails for implementation– Fast development!Fast development!– Shallow learning curveShallow learning curve
Slicehost for our serverSlicehost for our server– Ubuntu LinuxUbuntu Linux
Architected by most experienced Architected by most experienced membermember– Served as basis for other members to get Served as basis for other members to get
up to speed and contribute quicklyup to speed and contribute quickly
The User StudyThe User Study
Observed various users performing Observed various users performing same set of taskssame set of tasks
Noted points of confusion or frustrationNoted points of confusion or frustration
Had users complete questionnaireHad users complete questionnaire
Problems we foundProblems we found
Task flow problemsTask flow problems– Install processInstall process– Performing searchPerforming search– Managing listsManaging lists
System feedbackSystem feedback– Task completion noticesTask completion notices– Dollar signsDollar signs– Average ratingsAverage ratings
User study successesUser study successes
Finding and rating restaurantsFinding and rating restaurants
““To try” listTo try” list
Viewing friends’ preferencesViewing friends’ preferences
Future WorkFuture Work
Latest user study revealed areas for Latest user study revealed areas for improvement – this is our top priorityimprovement – this is our top priority
Gulfs of evaluationGulfs of evaluation– ‘‘$$$’ - what dollar range do these $$$’ - what dollar range do these
represent? Install unobtrusive explanatory represent? Install unobtrusive explanatory text and/or help linkstext and/or help links
Gulfs of executionGulfs of execution– How to get to the ‘to-try’ list? Add links to How to get to the ‘to-try’ list? Add links to
it at the locations indicated by our it at the locations indicated by our participantsparticipants
New FeaturesNew Features
User acquisitionUser acquisition– Utilize Facebook notifications and Utilize Facebook notifications and
newsfeedsnewsfeeds– Facebook profile boxFacebook profile box
ScalabilityScalability