Prototype Testing

Initial Note: When this questionnaire was evaluated, only 7 people had answered it. By the time it was written up, another two people had filled it in. 

How old are you?

Under 18
0 (0.0%)   

18-24
6 (75.0%)

25-30
2 (25.0%)

31-40
0 (0.0%)

41-50
0 (0.0%)

51-60
0 (0.0%)

Over 60
0 (0.0%)

What is your employment status?

Student
3 (37.5%)   

Unemployed
0 (0.0%)

Employed
5 (62.5%)

Retired
0 (0.0%)

On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is “Not clear at all” and 10 is “Very Clear”, how clear is the main menu page? (eg. buttons well-labelled with right function)

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On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is “Very difficult” and 10 is “Very easy”, how easy was it to find a recipe for pancakes?

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How many button-clicks and how long did it take you?

• One click?
• 3 – about 20 secs.
• 2, 30 secs
• 2 a few seconds. Are recipes suggested on the basis of what food is in and expiry date?
• 2. longer than it should have. what’s with all the image maps?
• 2 clicks mere moments
• 2

On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is “Very difficult” and 10 is “Very easy”, how easy was it to find out what items you were running low on?

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How many button-clicks and how long did it take you?

• Six or seven, I thought it’d be in inventory or status, not shop
• 2 – 15 secs
• 10, 2 mins
• Cannot. Amount is not listed in inventory page.
• um, a lot. i don’t think i’ve actually found out yet. why isn’t it under inventory?
• 2 moments
• 6

What did you think of the design and layout of the menus? (leave comment if you run out of space)

• A bit big. Looked pretty, but too huge on smaller monitors
• is clear – but maybe put subcategories on the front page?
• not bad, but the last one wasn;t too obvious as to wear it would be
• It is ok. You are using a touch screen system. Therefore you need buttons that are as big as possible. Consider auto completing text for item names like in newer mobile phones
• it’s… okay.
• alright
• Clear layout and nice design but hard to imagine on a fridge

What feature would you find least useful?

• The scroller bar in the inventory
• Status.
• personally? recipies
• thermal imaging cameras
• potentially the menu function.
•  recipes
• status

Why?

• Didn’t do anything, did it..
• It seems to be purely for the pretty infrared thingy 😀
• because i have zillions already 🙂
• the status page is useless. More in comment.
• because, unless it’s really clever and gives you recipes based on what ingredients you’ve got, i don’t really see the point.
• experimental chef
• So long as stuff doesn’t go mouldy and comes out cold to touch, I’m happy…

What feature out of those in the prototype would you find most useful?

• Running low, and use by date
• sort by use-by-date
• sort by usage 🙂
• Recipes.
• i like the status idea.
• shopping
• different settings within Inventory

Why?

• I like knowing if stuff should be replaced
• because I always forget
• simpel you know when thighns are out of date/ not etc
• You have a lot of potential here. Use the recepie
• it looks pretty.
• can never remember to get the milk
• So don’t overbuy or forget about items in fridge

What feature that isn’t in the prototype would you find useful?

• The coloured temprature status thing
• buying recipe ingredients automatically
• A clock on the main menu. Integration with the sho
•  i’d find it useful if the running low bit was unde
• ability to sort contents by either health grounds
• remove items!!! And add items not low to shopping

Why?

• Cute, but numbers would’ve been easier to understa
• because then I’d have everything I need!
• so you can add all items on order to inventory
• r the inventory
• or possible contamination
• 1st – to eat! 2nd-don’t always buy the same stuff

Having looked at the prototype, do you think this product would be just a gimmick, or would have beneficial uses in a real-life situation?

• I want smart fridge
• A bit of both
• could have a beneficial uses – especially in regard to old people/ people on their own etc.
•  It’s useful but limited.
• well, it’s an idea that’s been bandied around for a while now. i’m sure people will eventually think they can’t live without it.
• possibly
• Possibly more useful for carers who only come in a few times a week?

Any other comments?

• Will the “real” thing have a way of downloading more recipes from the Internet/ arranging them?

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