2. Provide the user instructions for constructing a paper boat
(https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Paper-Boat)
1. Give the user the task of constructing a paper boat
2. The Mediator will remind the user that they will complete the paper boat together*
3. The Mediator will complete the paper boat alongside the user
4. The mediator will take note of each step where the user required aid (Asked a question, asked for direct help, ask for the clarification of a direction)
5. Complete each part of the instructions, step by step, making sure the user and the mediator are together at each step
Possible boat parameters: sail width, sail height, base length, base height
*the focus of the study is to understand the physical and cognitive development and skills of the user, there is no negative outcome to direct and aid the user
### **Observational Study Questions**
1. How much time did it take for the user to construct the paper boat?
2. Was the user able to construct the paper boat without aid? If not, where did they face difficulty?
3. After completing the paper boat, did they want to make any changes? If so, what changes did they want to make? (ie. Parameters of boat: sail height and width, base length and height)
4. What did that interaction, between the user and the paper, look like?
### **Post Session Interview**
1. What is hard or easy to fold and put together the paper boat?
2. Which steps were hard, which steps were easy?
3. If you could change anything about the paper boat, what would it be and why?
4. What would you use the paper boat for?
5. Is there anything you would like to add?
## Session 2
### **Procedure**
1. The mediator will provide the user with a graphic of a paper boat
2. The mediator will give the user a computer, tablet or phone with the widget (1st slider, 2nd dial)
3. The mediator will orate the following task, “Using the widget, make the boat longer”
4. The mediator will time the user from when they complete orating the task and stop the time when the user explicitly says, “done”, the mediator will also take observe and take notes of the user completing the task
5. The mediatory will give the user a second task, “Using the widget, make the boat taller”
6. The mediator will again time the user from when they complete orating the task till the user explicitly says “done”, the mediator will also take observe and take notes of the user completing the task
### **Observational Study Questions**
1. When given the task, how did the user react?
2. After the task was orated to the user, how much time did it take the user to complete the task? (Answer for each each task and each widget trial)
3. How did the user interact with the widget? (ie. slider, dial widget)
4. Which widget do you believe was more easy for the user to complete the task with? (ie. slider, dial widget) Why?
### **Post Session Interview**
1. When the mediator gave you the task, were you able to understand it?
2. Was it hard or easy to make the boat longer and taller using the slider widget? “ “ “ using the dial widget? Why?
3. Which widget was more easy for you to use? Why? Did you already know how to use the widget?
4. Would another widget make completing the task more easy? Is there a game or app that is similar to this exercise?
5. Is there anything you would like to add?
## Session 3
### **Procedure**
1. Provide the user with RoCo web server on a laptop
2. Orate the following directions, “Use this to make your own personal boat. You can make any changes to the different parts of the boat.”
3. Provide the user a Graphical User Interface with only slider widgets to change the parameters of the boat
4. Give the user the task of designing their own boat
5. Observe the interaction the user has with the slider widget
6. Time for completion (*of each widget) data logging
7. Note the time, the number of changes
8. Repeat with the dial widget
### **Observational Study Questions**
1. After task was orated to the user, how much time did it take the user to complete the task?
2. How many times did the user change a parameter?
3. When changing the parameter, how much time did they spend using the widget?
4. What did the interaction between the user, the interface and the widget look like?
5. Write down the time the user spent using each widget and the number of times a parameter was changed
6. Which widget do you think was better in terms of efficiency? Why?
7. Which widget do you think was better in terms of creativity? Why?
### **Post Session Interview**
1. Was it hard or easy to make the boat using the web server?
2. Which widget did you like better when designing the boat? Why?
3. Which boat design do you like better? Why?
4. Is there another widget that you think would make it better to design the boat? Is there an app or game that is similar to this exercise?
