During last class and the past week, I've handed out questionnaires to try to get an idea of what functionality would be preferred for my app. I split the questions into two questionnaires— one perspective from the Mix Maker (Mixor), and one from the Mix Recipient (Mixee). Here are the results from asking ten people (five respondents for each perspective).
MIX CREATOR (MIXOR)
Input (Choose one)
I would like my mix to be…
- 2/5 Curated. I will choose locations and songs prior to sending the mix.
- 2/5 Generated by my normal behaviors, i.e., I would like the app to remember what I'm listening to, where, and save mixes for me to later share.
- 1/5 A combination of the above. I would like it to be generated, but want the option to edit/refine before sharing.
Audio (Choose any that apply)
I would like to choose tracks by…
- Suggested songs based on genre.
- Suggested songs based on time of day.
- 1/5 Suggested songs based on occasion.
- 3/5 Searching for specific songs by artist/album/title.
- 3/5 Accessing my playlists in other services (ITunes, Spotify, etc.).
Location (Choose one)
I would like my mix's location to be…
- 2/5 As specific as possible.
- Venue-specific.
- 3/5 Neighborhood specific, or just roughly based on geolocation.
- A combination of the above. Recipients could 'unlock' songs based on my specification for each song.
Route (Choose one)
I would like my mix's route to be…
- 1/5 Linear and direct, with a specific song order.
- Static, set in one location.
- 3/5 Loosely linear, not necessarily direct, but a definite song order.
- 1/5 Wandering and random, song order is not important.
Experience (Choose one)
I would like my mix's experience to be…
- 2/5 An adventure! The recipient doesn't know where they are going.
- 1/5 A companion. It follows a route the recipient takes often.
- 2/5 An A-to-B route, with surprises in between. The recipient knows the start and end locations, but the middle is a surprise.
- 1/5 A plotted journey. The recipient sees the entire map ahead of time and knows what to expect.
- A combination of the above, please explain:
Directions (Choose any that apply)
I would like my mix to include…
- 1/5 Directions/stories/comments for each track.
- 3/5 Directions/stories/comments for the experience as a whole.
- 2/5 Only audio attached to a location, nothing else.
Feedback (Choose any that apply)
I would like my recipients to be able to…
- 3/5 Comment on my mix(es).
- 2/5 Reply with photos.
- 2/5 Reply with text.
- 2/5 Reply with songs or another mix.
- 1/5 Only listen to my mix, I don't want a response.
Sharing (Choose any that apply)
I would like to share my mix(es)…
- 4/5 Privately with one other person.
- Publicly with one other person.
- 1/5 Privately, but with 5 people or less.
- Publicly, but with 5 people or less.
- Privately, but with 10 people or less.
- Publicly, but with 10 people or less.
- 1/5 Privately, with anyone in my network.
- 2/5 Publicly, with everyone in my network.
- Privately, but I don't think number of recipients matters.
- 1/5 Publicly, but I don't think number of recipients matters.
MIX RECIPIENT (MIXEE)
Input (Choose one)
I would like the mix made for me to be…
- 1/5 Curated. I want to experience something my friend imagined or experienced in the past.
- 1/5 Generated by my friend's behaviors, i.e., I would like to listen to the same thing in the same place as my friend did.
- 3/5 A combination of the above.
Listening (Choose any that apply)
I would like to listen to the mix…
- 4/5 In whole, at one time.
- 1/5 Little by little, discovering songs along the way.
- 1/5 In spurts. A few songs today, a few songs later on.
Route (Choose one)
I would like my mix's route to be…
- Linear and direct, with a specific song order.
- Static, set in one location.
- 3/5 Loosely linear, not necessarily direct, but a definite song order.
- 2/5 Wandering and random, song order is not important.
Experience (Choose one)
I would like my mix's experience to be…
- 4/5 An adventure! I only know the starting point, but have no idea where I'm headed.
- A companion. It follows a route the I take often.
- 1/5 An A-to-B route, with surprises in between. I know the start and end locations, but the middle is a surprise.
- A plotted journey. I see the entire map ahead of time and knows what to expect.
Directions (Choose any that apply)
I would like my mix to include…
- 2/5 Directions/stories/comments for each track.
- 2/5 Directions/stories/comments for the experience as a whole.
- 2/5 Only audio attached to a location, nothing else.
Feedback (Choose any that apply)
I would like to be able to…
- 3/5 Comment on my mix(es).
- 1/5 Reply with photos.
- Reply with text.
- 3/5 Reply with songs or another mix.
- 1/5 Only listen to my mix, I don't want to respond.
Sharing (Choose any that apply)
I would like to receive mixes…
- 2/5 Privately from one other person.
- 1/5 Publicly from one other person.
- 3/5 Privately,from with 5 people or less.
- 2/5 Publicly, from 5 people or less.
- Privately, from 10 people or less.
- Publicly, from 10 people or less.
- 2/5 Privately, from anyone in my network.
- 1/5 Publicly, from everyone in my network.