A few weeks ago I was involved with an event in Sandbach about "Older People & Digital Inclusion Day", where I was talking about Gransnet Cheshire.
Following that I had an email from Justin Darley and Jessie Blaynee of Sigma about a usability testing event in Macclesfield on Thursday 12 November to tie in with World Usability Day.
They work on digital design and development, focusing on user experience to build sites and applications that people love to use. I think this sounds interesting and have assembled a small group of friends and some of their relatives who are going to join me there.
What Sigma say is "All we need is up to 45 minutes from a few willing volunteers to take part in some video interviews and simple usability testing. They don’t need to bring anything along, but if they have their own devices (phones, or tablets) they are welcome to bring them in.
We are looking for a range of ages and internet experience but, for now, we are keen to find some names so we can book everyone in. We will provide consent forms on the day, as some of the videos captured will support the academic research we’re doing with Salford University, plus we’d like to promote the great digital work happening in Cheshire as part of World Usability Day."
See the following link for more details:
www.worldusabilityday.org/events/2015/world-usability-day-testing-event
They've offered to provide refreshments as part of the deal. If you're interested in taking part, we could perhaps get some Cheshire gransnetters involved.
Let me know what you think.
