Final
Interface Design
Interaction
Flow & Functionality
This
system allows the user to create a personalized travel guide,
including information specific to his/her needs, and excluding
information that is not needed. The user can start a guide
as a guest, without creating an account. They choose their
destination(s), mixing and matching among destinations and
regions within each destination. They have an opportunity
to name the guide to further personalize it and then choose
a method to edit the guide. The two editing choices are
to have TraveLite build a guide for them, or to edit the
guide themselves.
On
the "Build it for me" path, the user fills out
a brief questionnaire designed to make a rough cut at the
content based on their interests, budget, length of travel,
and purpose for traveling. From here the user previews the
content provided and has the option to return to the questionnaire,
switch paths and edit the guide in detail, or save it to
download.
On
the "Edit your own guide" path, the user moves
to a detailed edit page. From here they can exclude categories
from their guide or edit each category based on their preferences.
Each category provides metadata that users can use to winnow
their content. From here, the user then saves the guide
and again has the option to save and edit it later or download
it.
On
the download page (for both paths), the user has the option
to purchase the guide immediately or else download it for
a 48 hour trial. If the user decides to download the trial
guide, they may return to the site to purchase it. To purchase,
they submit their payment information and then receive a
numeric code that will permanently unlock the guide they
have on their PDA.
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Interaction Flow Diagram
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