Playtesting

Playtesting analysis

What insights did you gain from this exercise?
- VR is more confusing for other people who don’t use headsets often than I expected, even just putting it on & scrolling there is overwhelming.
How did this shape your understanding of the project?
- The project probably needs a passive experience for other viewers not wearing the headset/pillow
What was surprising?
- Right off the bat, I hadn’t considered the sizing of the neck pillow—Stefanie had it way looser than when I was wearing it
What did you expect?
- I expected people to be a little taken aback by the seriousness of it & to enjoy(?) learning about something very real
How was this experience overall?
- Super helpful to put the wearable on people & see their reactions!

Stefanie landscape

Buttons should be more visually differentiated
“I wish it choked me!”
“It kept giving me anxiety I was going to die of air pollution”
Make the collar smaller with more velcro
Add haze/immersive environment
“I like the VR but it could have the same effect on the computer”
- Nvm, it’s more claustrophobic in VR
Inflation doesn’t need to be automatic, it was fine with my
Was not expecting the anxiety, even with the collar not fitting well

Stefanie vertical

I liked the website design, liked the colors, vibe is there
- Very polished, put togehter
Like the motor noise
Vocab being orange is confusing
Coal graph is hard to read, make it bigger
Looking back and forth with the left layout
The buttons should be bigger & centered, the orange doesn’t stand out. Make it more pressable, press to move on, shouldn’t be skippable
Did VR add to the experience? Passthrough sucks, want a haze, didn’t feel immersive
Pillow did add to the experience! Sensitive to touch, constant reminder
- Deflation was harder to notice
Story: could tell research was well-done, liked the map, connection to NYC, wants more connection to NYC

My hands