So, my main question is going to (most likely) be the same as everyone else’s. “Will our prototype be easier to use in the end for said user?” I think that the answer will be “yes.” However, I am an optimist by nature, and potentially a pathological liar (this only applies to this post only).
My reason for being hopeful for our project is that we are applying something of the semi-familiar, and using Searchme.com’s original UI tactics where they are appropriate. That being said, I should hope to learn a few failures in the design as well; hopefully none too large, or point out that the flaw is our design as a whole. If we discover zero flaws, I will be disappointed. That “what if” (implying failure of a design not spotted by our test subjects) will continue to meander in my head.
I feel that we will get a mixture of both win and fail, but with the fail being of the minor sort. This false-perception of interaction with our subjects while tag-teaming as “God” will certainly be highly beneficial.
So… hope for the best?
