My second artefact looked at the effects browsers can have on redeployed websites on hand-held devices. This was followed on the last artefact where ‘speed’ was identified as one of the main contributing factors in UX of internet on hand held devices. The survey was targeted at internet users on hand-held devices whom have never used Skyfire before. This was crucial in making sure all participants were at the same level of understanding beforehand.
Participants were recorded using the Skyfire browser on a website (costa) which was created using HTML5/CSS3; this was just for test purposes using Flash (video). The website was tested using Wi-Fi to allow participants to experience the same connection speed upon testing.
From analysing the footage of participants using the website came to some surprising conclusions. The problems identified were; Skyfire was slow during navigation tasks, toolbar features never always responded and Flash video was quick, but the quality was very poor. The video analysis could have been improved with getting users to perform tasks, instead of asking them to browse the website freely; this could have resulted in comparing the speed of different participants performing the task.
The survey was to gain qualitative feedback on what current devices and browsers users use to access the internet on their hand-held devices. The survey touched upon; navigation speed, layout, video (flash), browsing speed and asked if users would choose Skyfire over their current browser. The survey came to the conclusion that respondents found that Skyfire was quicker at browsing, but the majority wouldn’t use Skyfire to replace their current browser. The number of participants wasn’t great in the initial feedback plans; this could have been resolved by allowing more time for collecting data. The survey could have been constructed more effectively in re-arranging the order of questions.
Participants were recorded using the Skyfire browser on a website (costa) which was created using HTML5/CSS3; this was just for test purposes using Flash (video). The website was tested using Wi-Fi to allow participants to experience the same connection speed upon testing.
From analysing the footage of participants using the website came to some surprising conclusions. The problems identified were; Skyfire was slow during navigation tasks, toolbar features never always responded and Flash video was quick, but the quality was very poor. The video analysis could have been improved with getting users to perform tasks, instead of asking them to browse the website freely; this could have resulted in comparing the speed of different participants performing the task.
The survey was to gain qualitative feedback on what current devices and browsers users use to access the internet on their hand-held devices. The survey touched upon; navigation speed, layout, video (flash), browsing speed and asked if users would choose Skyfire over their current browser. The survey came to the conclusion that respondents found that Skyfire was quicker at browsing, but the majority wouldn’t use Skyfire to replace their current browser. The number of participants wasn’t great in the initial feedback plans; this could have been resolved by allowing more time for collecting data. The survey could have been constructed more effectively in re-arranging the order of questions.
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