S4S – XIS QUÊ APPLICATION by FCUL
SUMMARY Goals Search User Interface Examples User Interface Results User Interface Alternative Results User Interface Scenario
GOALS Offer a service which provides senior citizens:
Quick access to a specialized search engine
Multimodal interaction with the service
Provide senior citizens with quick and sucint answers to questions of their daily lives
SEARCH Type questions in Portuguese
XisQuê service provides the 5 most relevant answers
Hint area clarifying typically supported questions
EXAMPLES Rotating list of elucidative examples
Hyperlink to the result screen
Mimics the behavior of query otherwise typed by the user
RESULTS I Results screen divided in at most 5 pages containing the most relevant results
Navigate by: Swiping Touching page number Application Bar buttons
Users may prompt a new query by touching the appropriate application bar button
RESULTS II Instead of pages, we use a Panorama
Navigation by swiping, only
Title area spans through all answers, keeping a cohese structure and promoting a sense of belonging
Application Bar discarded to respect Windows Phone design guidelines
TO DO Microsoft Speech API integration:
Voice controls for senior citizens
Provide na alternative interaction modality
Usability testing:
Icons used and respective user perception
Result presentation alternatives
SCENARIO Jorge and António meet everyday at the park for a few games of domino. As old acquaintances, they enjoy rambling about a diversity of topics while they play, sometimes ending in heated discussions.
Today is no exception… Jorge argues Vincent Price starred in Gone with the Wind, while António insists it was Clark Gable (and rightfully so!). After a few minutes discussing, António grabs his smart-phone and accesses the XisQuê service, asking who starred in the film.
The service provides the answers, showing Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh had the leading roles in the movie.