Draft Tutorial

I made the draft Tutorial using interfaces which i recieved from christine i then brought these into after effects and added text to explain what each step of the tutorial. I chose to put the interface to the left of the screen and the text on the right side of the screen the reason for this was because it looked well on the eye when i tested to see what the text would look like on the left it just didnt look right and the rest of my group agreed with me. I gave the application a black background to make the interface stand out and also white text as it looks very clear against the black background.

I then made transitions, i increased the scale of the interface and had dissolve effect on all steps of the application.

The draft Tutorial is on a CD which i gave to both lectures was done as a user test to get a feel of what the user felt about it and if it was successful.

Results:

• The user found that the tutorial gave them a clear idea of the steps which are done in the set up of the application.
• The User and Tony suggested the use of audio to back up the text would also be good as some of the users had difficulties with reading the text, and it also meant i could speed the pace of the tutorial up slightly.
• The Black background did not reflect the application in any way or form so i will have to rethink the colour again.
• For the final Tutorial i am going to use Camtasia which is a recording device which records all screen movements as i think it would be a good way to make the tutorial to actually show the user the step by step way of using the application.

Stephanie Botrel