XPres Presentation ToolCombating Sexual Violence through

Education

The Problem: Rape and Violence Against Women Normalized

Finding the Solution● Familiarize ourselves with the topic● Interview advocates at WRAC, RVAP, RVA

(Chicago), and Iowa CASA (D.M.) to learn what they are trying to do

● Research apps that address the problem

● Advocates struggling to reach teen and college-aged audiences

● Agencies fighting to collect relevant data to help secure needed funding

● Static apps that did not support interaction with knowledgeable support personnel

● SOLUTION: Support advocates and agencies in their quest to provide effective preventative education

What Did We Find?

THE IDEA:

● Create an interactive presentation tool that not only allowed presenters to create adaptive presentations, but also gave digital access to content for the audience

● Such a tool would also provide presenter the power to wirelessly collect demographic and effective data automatically stored in a database system

● WE CALLED IT . . .

Presentation Creation Wizard

● Conversing Model● Quicker for first-time

and infrequent users● Give access to most

important aspects of full program

● Allow experienced users ability to avoid or bypass

Timeline Concept

● Both presentation and mobile interactions should be displayed on screen

● Users can drop material directly into a timeline

● Audience interaction through mobile devices

Mobile Interaction App

● Must encourage increased audience participation

● Must allow anonymous and secure usage

● Must allow ability to preview content

● Must support wireless access

DEMONSTRATION

Results of Usability Testing: PROS

● Easy to navigate● Familiar interface ● Steps to complete tasks proved memorable● Pop-up windows and error messages provided

helpful feedback● No broken links or unexpected behaviors

Results of Usability Testing: CONS

● Some confusing labels (too similar in meaning)

● Mis-understanding of the terms (‘wizard’)● Lack of digital clues to help users interact

with timeline interface● Missing functionality (‘tab’ between fields,

direct text entry, quicker error correction for draggable objects)

● No ability to retrieve forgotten login information

Demographics

● 3 females, 3 males● Gifted and Talented counselor, PhD Counseling

Education student, Public Policy Specialist, Teacher, 2 Public Health Graduate Students

● Most had experience with Powerpoint, Prezi, and basic Windows applications

● All had considerable experience with laptop, smartphone, and tablet technology

● All had given slide presentations in past, but none created such objects more than once a week

Tasks Completed

*Expected times based on program performance, not on user experience or expertise

Brief discussion of results

● Large discrepancy in expected and observed times suggest obstacles exist for users to complete desired tasks

● Most likely reasons for discrepancy: Interactive items on page not recognizable with mouse over, lack of contextual changes in interface to indicate system progress, limited keyboard shortcuts

The future . . .

● Use Java as the programing language● Maintain basic look and feel already established in hi-fi

prototype, improving interactive elements● Address issues raised in usability study● Develop and design additional functionality not included

in prototype● Re-test completed program with new study, including

original target demographic, but also branching out to other educational areas

Image Sources:

● http://www.brandchannel.com/home/?tag=/Action+%26+The+Media

● bigdubfap.wordpress.com500 × 326Search by image Rape Culture, Protest Art, and Racism

● http://www.thewire.com/politics/2014/04/unc-student-gets-dj-fired-for-playing-blurred-lines-because-rape-culture/360528/

● http://skydancingblog.com/2012/03/31/open-thread-rape-culture-usa/