Gwenview/User Research Profile

Gwenview User Research Profile

Gwenview makes it easy to quickly view an image, browse your picture folders and perform simple image manipulations.

Who is the application for?

• "Single shot users" (suggestion for a better term?): users who want to quickly view an image from a website or an email.
• Occasional photographers

Who is the application not for

• Professional photographers
• Digital artists

Sample User Profiles

User Profile 1: For each group of users identified (or primary groups, or particularly special groups if many groups are defined), write a description of that user's characteristics based on a real user you know.

What kinds of tasks will they complete

• Browse images organized in folders
• Import images from a digital camera
• Perform basic manipulations:
  • rotating
  • cropping
  • resizing
  • red eye reduction
  • straightening
  • adjusting brightness and contrast (providing a "magic" button would be nice)
• View image in fullscreen and start a slideshow
• Print one or several images at a time
• Start an external image editor for more advanced image manipulations

(What kinds of functionality will the application not support)

• Advanced image edition
• Support for 16 bit pictures

Sample Use Scenarios and Cases

Use Scenario 1: For each task identified (or major tasks, or particularly special tasks if many tasks are defined), write a description of how that user would accomplish the task independent of how they would complete it within the application.

Use Case 1: If a use scenario has been implemented, include a matching use case which describes how the task use scenario can be completed in the application. There may be branching or multiple ways to complete the task, and this is a good way to document it.

Environment Conditions & Requirements

• List of environmental conditions for the user or the application to consider
• For example, an Internet-capable application would require an Internet connection