Tally for the first iteration of testing

Tally Summary for final test

Twenty-two (22) individuals were interviewed and fourteen (14) of them were males and eight (8) females

Four (4) users considered themselves to have expert knowledge in computing whilst the remaining eighteen (18) were average computer users.

After been shown the glove, fifteen (15) individuals expressed enthusiasm towards the product whilst seven (7) thought it was rather tacky.

However after a brief explanation of what the product entailed, all twenty-two (22) found the product easy to use.

When asked if they would go through the whole experience again, seventeen (17) said they were most likely to use the glove again while five (5) were not sure if they would

Overall twelve (12) interviewees said they would recommend the product to a friend or peer and ten (10) had mixed feelings about it

When overall satisfaction of the glove was questioned, sixteen (16) interviewees thought the product was innovative and unique while five (5) had mixed feelings about it. One individual thought the product was nothing new to him. I am not aware if this result was biased or not.

Eighteen (18) individuals felt immersed in the computing experience and three (3) felt they were somewhat immersed, while one single individual said he was not immersed at all.

Of the twenty-one individuals who were at least remotely immersed, everyone had some sense of direction/orientation in the world; nineteen (19) found the visual element to be key in identifying direction while two (2) said tactile feedback alone could have helped them.

Ten (10) users found the immersion very interactive and eleven (11) pointed out that the experience was somewhat interactive. The eleven that answered “somewhat”, explained further, that being able to move or alter size and shape of the virtual objects would make the experience very interactive, in their open ended questions.

Nineteen (19) found that the visual element played a lot in the experience while two (2) considered it did not play that big of a role

Ten (10) found the tactile element added to the experience greatly while twelve (12) thought it only mattered somewhat

Eighteen (18) interviewees were able to distinguish sizes of objects, and fifteen (15) of them were able to tell sizes apart, where as three (3) interviewees were unable to tell size at all

Finally, sixteen (16) individuals were able to distinguish the shape of an object (i.e. distinguish if the object was spherical or cubical in shape)

In conclusion

I answer the following questions as demonstrated in my proposal

- Can people get a sense of location by feeling objects around them?

- 21 out of 22 individuals said they could (95% success rate)

- Can people distinguish sizes based on touch?

- 18 out of 22 individuals said they could (82% success rate)

- Can people distinguish shapes based on touch?

- 16 out of 22 individuals said they could (73% success rate)