Each user was asked to carry out a list of tasks which required them to navigate through their current interactive television service. Each user session was filmed in order to gain some ‘raw’ information and all sessions are now in DVD format.

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User Group Session 1 Tasks
User Group Session 1 Notes
Summary 23/11/06

Two users were asked to participate in this session where they were each asked to walkthrough an existing interactive television service but in a paper-based form. To walkthrough various scenes, users would press buttons on the remote to indicate direction within the service.

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User Group Session 2 Steps
User Group Session 2 Notes
Summary 01/12/06

This session took the form of a questionnaire which asked users to comment on various features which either exist in an interactive TV service or could be implemented into one. The purpose of this was to gain an understanding of user needs as well as find out if users actually want to learn about new technologies.

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Added Features Questionnaire
Added Features Questionnaire Results
Summary 04/12/06

Each user was given a ‘blank remote’ and asked to then place buttons, which would be necessary to the function of the whole service, in a way they felt most comfortable. Twenty-six different buttons were given to each user and although the number of buttons was limited, designs varied greatly. All users were filmed and these films are now in DVD format.

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User Group Session 4 Notes
Summary 24/01/07

This session was primarily used to test various colour schemes as well as the basic layout of the ‘TV Guide’ Section. Mock-up interfaces were displayed to each user in a paper-based form where they were then asked to give their own feelings and comments. All users were filmed and these are now all in DVD format.

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User Group Session 5 Notes
Summary 25/01/07

Users were shown a paper-based prototype of my initial interface design. They were asked to then give comments on each page, which were then, of course, noted so they could be implemented into further prototype designs.

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User Group Session 6 Notes
Summary 08/02/07

For this session, users were shown the first Flash interface of ‘ETUT TV’. They were shown a demonstration of how the service would work and they were asked to give comments on everything on the way it looks to features or user messages that were missing or unclear. Users were first shown on a laptop (close-proximity), and then shown on a television and so comments were given for each platform used.

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User Group Session 7 Notes
Summary 06/03/07

Users were asked to test version 2 of the interface prototype as well as give their opinion on the two 3D remotes created. To test these effectively, users pressed buttons on the remote prototypes and I would then display the corresponding page on the user interface. This was to help show if there were going to be any problems with using the remote control and the interface together.

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User Group Session 8 Notes
Summary 21/03/07

ETUT TV Project Report is my final report of the prject which includes my evalaution of th whole project process.