Usability Test

The Usability Test pointed out a few things to consider. We are going to make the Login/Register page the first thing seen and then take the user to the homepage once they are logged in.

The Homepage would go directly to the Streaming Now page. Based off the Streaming Now page, the user said she thought the purpose of the business was to stream music from different DJs at different bars. She mainly thought the site could stream music from different DJs and allow you to search by DJ or bar to find the music.

The user's answers to this question made us realize that we need to communicate the amount of information we have about DJs and bars so they are immediately aware they can find DJ and bar events, contact information, specials or hours, or even samples of music. The user mainly thought it was about music streaming at that moment, but we want users to use the website for more than that.

The user easily recognized the main sections of the website. From the Streaming Now page, the user would first go to the DJs tab to find a DJ she likes. The user navigated the website pretty easily and in the way we intended for her to:

• To find what bar a DJ is at, she would go to the DJ page and click on the DJ, then read their profile information
• To change subscriptions, she would go to My Profile and look under the Subscriptions section.
• To find the hours of a bar, she would click on Bars, find the bar she wants and click it, then read  the Hours section of their profile.
• To find shows happening at that moment, she would go to Streaming Now (but was hesitant to pick this).
• We asked her what she would expect to find on the Streaming Now page. She said she would look at the player and see the DJs at different bars. If she found one she liked, she'd click on the bar to go to their page and look at their info for the night.
• This made us realize that the Streaming Now options should have direct links to the bar and DJ's profile.

The user thought the site clearly portrayed the features, but would be more clear with logo and tagline. She also thought the overall design matched the purpose of the site.

Overall, we found out we need to communicate the music samples of DJs and information about DJs and bars more clearly, so users don't think they can only stream music happening at that time. We also need to provide direct links to the bar and DJ's profile from the Streaming Now page. We also concluded that the Login/Register page should be the first thing the user sees to grant them access to the site. When they are granted access, they will be taken directly to the Streaming Now page. We chose this page because it directly relates to the purpose of the website more than other pages and is more likely to encourage people to stream music or pick those bars.