XPres Presentation ToolCombating Sexual Violence through
Education
The Problem: Rape and Violence Against Women Normalized
Finding the Solution● Familiarize ourselves with the topic● Interview advocates at WRAC, RVAP, RVA
(Chicago), and Iowa CASA (D.M.) to learn what they are trying to do
● Research apps that address the problem
● Advocates struggling to reach teen and college-aged audiences
● Agencies fighting to collect relevant data to help secure needed funding
● Static apps that did not support interaction with knowledgeable support personnel
● SOLUTION: Support advocates and agencies in their quest to provide effective preventative education
What Did We Find?
THE IDEA:
● Create an interactive presentation tool that not only allowed presenters to create adaptive presentations, but also gave digital access to content for the audience
● Such a tool would also provide presenter the power to wirelessly collect demographic and effective data automatically stored in a database system
● WE CALLED IT . . .
Presentation Creation Wizard
● Conversing Model● Quicker for first-time
and infrequent users● Give access to most
important aspects of full program
● Allow experienced users ability to avoid or bypass
Timeline Concept
● Both presentation and mobile interactions should be displayed on screen
● Users can drop material directly into a timeline
● Audience interaction through mobile devices
Mobile Interaction App
● Must encourage increased audience participation
● Must allow anonymous and secure usage
● Must allow ability to preview content
● Must support wireless access
DEMONSTRATION
Results of Usability Testing: PROS
● Easy to navigate● Familiar interface ● Steps to complete tasks proved memorable● Pop-up windows and error messages provided
helpful feedback● No broken links or unexpected behaviors
Results of Usability Testing: CONS
● Some confusing labels (too similar in meaning)
● Mis-understanding of the terms (‘wizard’)● Lack of digital clues to help users interact
with timeline interface● Missing functionality (‘tab’ between fields,
direct text entry, quicker error correction for draggable objects)
● No ability to retrieve forgotten login information
Demographics
● 3 females, 3 males● Gifted and Talented counselor, PhD Counseling
Education student, Public Policy Specialist, Teacher, 2 Public Health Graduate Students
● Most had experience with Powerpoint, Prezi, and basic Windows applications
● All had considerable experience with laptop, smartphone, and tablet technology
● All had given slide presentations in past, but none created such objects more than once a week
Tasks Completed
*Expected times based on program performance, not on user experience or expertise
Brief discussion of results
● Large discrepancy in expected and observed times suggest obstacles exist for users to complete desired tasks
● Most likely reasons for discrepancy: Interactive items on page not recognizable with mouse over, lack of contextual changes in interface to indicate system progress, limited keyboard shortcuts
The future . . .
● Use Java as the programing language● Maintain basic look and feel already established in hi-fi
prototype, improving interactive elements● Address issues raised in usability study● Develop and design additional functionality not included
in prototype● Re-test completed program with new study, including
original target demographic, but also branching out to other educational areas
Image Sources:
● http://www.brandchannel.com/home/?tag=/Action+%26+The+Media
● bigdubfap.wordpress.com500 × 326Search by image Rape Culture, Protest Art, and Racism
● http://www.thewire.com/politics/2014/04/unc-student-gets-dj-fired-for-playing-blurred-lines-because-rape-culture/360528/
● http://skydancingblog.com/2012/03/31/open-thread-rape-culture-usa/
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