User Persona
Catey Rose Henderson
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Age: 17
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Occupation: high-school student and flautist
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Phone: Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
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Personality: Creative, independent, curious, high-achiever
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Needs/Goals/Features:
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Wants to be really proficient with her scales.
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A typical teenager, she is basically addicted to her phone - but she is self-aware, and tries to pack her phone with apps that help her learn/improve herself.
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Frustrations:
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She is frustrated that her knowledge of scales is spotty - some scales are very easy and fast to figure out, while others take a long time.
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She is frustrated by the lack of fun music apps for her phone.
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User Story:
I’m a high-school student who knows most of my scales, but there are some that take me a long time to figure out. The challenge mode of this app helps me to make sure my knowledge of all scales is up to speed.
Use Case:
Title: Homework break
Description: Fitting in some scale practice as a break from math homework.
Name of user & their role: Catey Rose, a high-school student and flautist.
Usage Preconditions: Catey Rose has the app installed on her phone and has previously logged in.
Usage post conditions: Catey Rose has gotten some practice on random scales, and has had an enjoyable homework break.
Interaction Flow:
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Catey Rose opens the app, and selects challenge mode.
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The first random level is Gb major, and the name and notes of the scale appear on-screen for a few seconds.
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The level starts, and Catey Rose beats the level without losing any lives.
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The next random level is A harmonic minor, and again the scale information appears on-screen before the level starts.
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With the slightly faster speed of this level, Catey Rose accidentally collects an F# coin and loses a life. The level ends, and the next random scale appears.
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By the eighth scale level, the speed has gotten too fast, and Catey Rose has lost all three lives.
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The screen shows her total score, which wasn’t enough to get her on her top 10 high-score ranking this time.
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Catey Rose closes the app and goes back to math homework.
Frequency of Use: Every day