Saturday, 4 October 2014

User Interview

To help us deciding the content and interaction methods on the website, and also support our background research, I interviewed two potential audiences of the website about their preference in this kind of website.


Q. What kind of DIY stuff do you usually do? Why you enjoy doing it?
I enjoy doing some simple stuff I can use in my daily life, like paper boxes to collect food waste while dining. By doing this, I can reuse newspapers; it is economic and environmental friendly.

Q. Do you go to any website to find tips about how to do the stuff you want to DIY?
Not really, because I don’t make very complicated stuff, how I usually DIY are taught by my mom and friends.

Q. Would you like to spend sometime on it if there is a website which show you how to DIY those little stuff.
Yes, for sure. I‘d love to learn how to make some interesting stuff

Q. Would you like to share your DIY experience and works in an online community?
If I can make something looks great then I will.

Q. Do you think it is easier to share your work in your own blog and link it to the community?
Yes, if it support all my social networks, so I can always open my Facebook or blog, upload something and share to the community.



Sissi Zhou(China) – UQ MIDes students

Q. What kind of DIY stuff do you usually do? Why you enjoy doing it?
I like to cook dessert myself, because sweetness bring good mood to my friends and myself.

Q. Do you go to any website to find tips about how to do the stuff you want to DIY?
Yes.  I usually browse a Chinese website called “Taste the World”, it provides you a lot of recipes and classified nicely with different ingredients and cuisines. Different users can upload their recipe about same dish, so you have your choice to use whichever recipe you like. It also allows you to comment and rate the recipes, and there is a top chart for the recipes.

Q. Have you ever shared your DIY experience and works in an online community?
Not really, because I don’t cook very well and I don’t feel like spending the time to do it.


Q. Do you think it is easier to share your work in your own blog and link it to the community?

Not really, because we are all used to upload to the community and link to our own blog.

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