Archive for ‘User Scenarios (P4)’

 Kim is a sophmore at ACU and has always had trouble finding things to do in Abilene.  She loves having fun with friends and wants to be able to find more things to do with them.  She is very much into music and loves going to music venues, however doesnt know about concerts until they have already happened or are sold out.  She would really like a way to conveniently find out information concerning concerts in the Abilene area.  Upon downloading the new “In the Lene” app, she attache it to her facebook account which instantly shows all of her facebook friends that also have the app.  Once she has logged in, a news and event feed appears that updates live everytime a friend of hers is doing something in Abilene.  But she wants specific events, so she narrows the event tags to music and entertainment.  YAY! she is really excited. she was able to find an outdoor venue with music she liked other than country.

 Ryan is a senior ACU student in Abilene Texas.  He really enjoys outdoor activities, recreation, and views drinking different types of alcohol as an experience.  Realizing that he is soon to leave Abilene forever, he is worried that he will end up leaving Abilene without experiencing all that the desolate conservative town has to offer.  One day he is in downtown abilene after having a dinner with his lovely girlfriend and decides that he wants to find something close by to stop in at for a drink.  Not knowing his options he tries an app his roomate recommended.  After using his facebook account to login and add all his friends using it, he notices a dropdown menu.  After selecting the map view he zooms in on his current location and narrows his search to drinks and cocktails.  He discovers a place that is only open on fridays, and is near by.  He and his lady decide to go and find out that The Warehouse is an amazing place for couples looking for a semi-formal classy place to hand out and enjoy a few new drinks. YAY! what an amazing app!

Gary has a 20th birthday party coming up on the weekend. He is wanting to create an event so that only his closest of friends will know about it. In the past he has used facebook to create his events, but has been displeased with the RSVP results. Sometimes he will invite friends, and they will say that they are coming to his party, but they forget about the event or decide not to show up even after they RSVP. Gary remembers hearing about a website that lets you create events that will sync with facebook and your friends, but will create a location on a map. After some searching he stumbles on PartyQuest. When he arrives at party quest he is greeted by a map that has the current date and time, with any public events in his area. In the corner he sees the login that links to facebook and clicks on the icon. After signing into facebook, Gary is able to create a new event. He inputs the location, time, date, and selects the private party option. Then he is able to tag specific people he would like to invite to his event. Party Quest then gives him the option to print out a QR code, or email it. Gary decides to email it to himself so he will remember to print it out before his party.  Afterwards, the invite sends and event to the people he selected. An hour before his party begins, PQ shows his event on their map and begins a count down. He then goes into his email and prints out the QR code that he had saved and tapes it to his front door. Once the event begins, people start to show up, and he tells some of them about the QR code. Those that don’t have devices he tallies and places at his party.

Tara is a 18 year old English major with an iPod Touch, but she only uses the device for music in her car since she does not always have wi-fi access. On a Friday night she receives a text from a friend telling her to show up to the Auditorium on campus for an independent movie viewing. Since the event is on campus where there is wi-fi available, Tara decides to take her iPod with her to the viewing party. Once there, she sees a QR code, and curious about it, scans the code. The code then checks her in at the event, and tells her how many of her other friends there are at the same event. She then goes on to view the home page and sees the map of all her friends and their events around town. After browsing the map for sometime she quits out of the browser.

Robin is fresh out of college and is working at a local news station, and when she’s not at the Newsroom, she likes spending her time outdoors.  She is beginning to fear that Abilene is a desolate  post apocalyptic waste land after all. Then one day she comes across a mobile app, called Abilene Parks & Rec., the app has everything. She easily navigates through the categories and happens upon Seabee Park, pulls up the maps portion of the park and finds it.  After looking at the parks hours of operation and rules, she realized she could camp there for the next forty eight hours. So she loaded up here tent in a 92 Ford Fiesta an headed for the park, and somehow managed not to snake bitten or ran over by a Redneck.

Jeff is a typical Abilene transplant from California, and is a student at ACU.  He loves to mountain bike, and long board, and is dissatisfied with Abilene’s lack of hills. One day he was browsing through the apps on his iPhone, when a buddy texted him, and told him to download one called Abilene Parks and Rec. After downloading the app he found that Abilene actually had a lot to offer, and when he started browsing through the categories, he even found out about a place called Buck Creek Ranch, and mountain biking facility, not to far from campus.  Jeff was also really impressed with the apps ability to create community, through event posting, and a photo gallery. He was also impressed by the functionality of the app, that made it very easy for him to get connected minus logins, usernames, and a friend list. Before hitting the trails he even picked up a pizza to celebrate his find.

Mark is a 15 year old living in Abilene, TX. He is new to skateboarding and doesn’t have any friends that skate. He can’t drive and he lives too far from the skate park so is looking for a place to skate close by his house. He downloads the skate spot app and is able to find a couple spots within walking distance. He checks them out and finds some pictures and videos and one place is said to be a pretty easy spot for beginners. He also notices some familiar faces of some kids he goes to school with in the pictures. So he is able to check out the spot and make some new skating buds. All apart of the skate spot community.

Tom is a 18 year old college freshman in Austin, TX. He is an avid skater but is new in town and does not know anyone. Skateparks really aren’t his scene so he is on the lookout for for underground spots. He’s having trouble finding other skaters on campus but he discovers the skate spot app and looks for spots that are more technical with a higher skill level. He notices these places are less popular, but are very nice and there is a regular group that posts for these certain spots. Tom decides to give the spots a shot and meets some locals skates and is able to jump right into the local skate community.

Monica is a 17 year old high school student who attends a megachurch with her family. She recently decided that she wants to go on a mission trip with the youth group at the church and finds that she has to do some service in the church to qualify to go. Unsure of what her options are as a teenager in such a large church, she heads to the “Get Involved” kiosk at the church. She starts the program by putting in her age and interests and finds that the “Bean Team” coffee and breakfast ministry needs help! Monica is very passionate about food and helping people enjoy their eating experiences so she sends the Bean Team leader an email immediately and is satisfied that she has found an exciting new ministry to help out with!

Bill and Laura are a middle aged couple who recently relocated to the DFW area. They are overwhelmed by the general size of churches in the area, but have finally decided to settle down at a local megachurch. The couple wants to serve together in a ministry and also get connected to a small group that fits their needs. They notice in the bulletin that the church has a “Get Connected” section where it asks them to either visit the lobby kiosk or go online to the church website. Once the couple gets home, they sit down at their computer and log on to the church website. They begin the Get Connected program by indicating that they are a couple who prefers to serve together and then indicates their age range and interests. Bill and Laura are excited to find that the college ministry in the church is always looking for small group leaders, and click the option for the college minister to contact them with more information. While they continue scrolling through unique opportunities they find a great small group where they can meet with their peers and discuss topics really relevant to their life situation. Bill and Laura are thrilled that the intimidating process of getting involved in such a large church situation ended up being so easy!

Jesse is a Senior at Rockfellow High School in Florida. He is deciding which college he wants to attend and decides to look up the different towns to see where he would fit in best. He first goes to the ACU website and finds out that they have a new ipad app that shows what to do in Abilene. He downloads the app and decides to take a look and see if they have some good camping grounds or lakes to windsurf. Jesse looks at the recreational activities area in Abilene and finds that there are several lakes that he can windsurf, a ton of bike trails, a state park, and other fun outdoor activities that he would be able to do. None of the other towns had anything that would tell him all of this information, so he decided that he really would like to come to Abilene because he knows what to expect.

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Tina is a freshman at ACU originally from Conroe, TX. She grew up in the Church of Christ and enjoys their style of a capella worship. In high school she was highly involved in her youth group and served in various roles, including nursery, sunday school, and service projects. She enjoys large churches, but isn’t opposed to attending a small church. Her first week in Abilene, her peer leader introduces her to the Church Finder app. Tina uses the filters to search out a Church of Christ that has a membership of over 200. She clicks on the profile of Highland Church of Christ and sees that there is an active college group and that there is a page for volunteer opportunities. Tina also finds service times, attends the next Sunday, and finds her church home in an instant.

Josh is also a freshman at ACU. After spending  a few weeks of church hopping and adjusting to life as a college student, Josh decides to download and use the Church Finder app he’s heard so much about. The previous week, Josh was asked to join the Abilene Soccer League that often play Sunday mornings. He values his time spent worshipping, but also desires to further his passion and skill in soccer. Josh uses the app to filter out churches that have Sunday evening services and opportunities for community. He clicks on the first one on the list and finds that both Hope Church of Christ and The Journey Church offer evening services as well as mid-week services where the church spends time as a family eating together. Josh decides to attend both and decide from there, happy that he’s able to fully commit to the soccer league without abandoning his passion for the Lord.

Johnny is a 55 year old high school principal. His age doesn’t slow him down, he still rides all the technical bike trails that the young guns do. Riding alone one saturday morning he gets in a little crash and thinks he broke his elbow. It is Johnny’s first time on this particular trail (which he found via the Trail Tracker app) and he needs to know the quickest way to get back to the parking lot so he can get some medical attention. Walking a mountain bike back to the parking lot will be painful in itself but it would be even harder if he had to walk through black diamond rated sections of the trail. He uses to app to calculate the quickest route back to the parking lot and uses the filter to weed out any black sections. After a tough morning on the trails Johnny recovers and in a few weeks he is back to finding new trails with the app.

Beth is a college student who is planning a biking trip for her and her boyfriend over spring break. She is a schedule freak and wants to hit all the good trails in Utah on the trip. She gets on the app and search’s for Moab, Utah and plenty of trails pop up. She looks through their ratings and reads some user comments. She can even view pictures and videos of the trails to help educate her decision. She picks out a few trails based of difficulty and user reviews and the app helps her trip go great. The app helps her locate the trailheads when she is in Utah and helps her navigate the trails as well.