Lumosity v. ElevateMICHELLE SCHRADERENGL 43100: WEB USABILITY: WRITING & READING ON THE WEBUNIT 4, WRITING ASSIGNMENT, OPTION B

My Device:

Google Nexus 7 tablet2013Android 4.4.4 KitKat7.02”

1920x1200 HD display

The Apps:

Lumosity Brain training exercises Android & iOS Desktop website Requires

registration/login Free version Lumosity.com

Elevate Brain training exercises Android & iOS No desktop website

Only available as app Requires

registration/login Free version Elevateapp.com

The Criteria for Comparison:

StartupOrientationDiscoverabilityMemorability

The Startup:

LumositySplash screenSign-in screen

ElevateNo Splash

screenSign-in screen

Startup – Registration:

LumosityRegister in appAsks what skills

you want to improve

3 testsYour age

Startup – Registration:

ElevateRegister in appAsks what skills

you want to improve

2-4 minute testCan be skipped

Your age

Orientation:Both apps are only Portrait

Orientation:Both apps are

Card Sharks

…except: Both apps have a “Games” screen that can be scrolled:

Discoverability:

LumosityAndroid chromeTouchable areas

mostly obviousObvious

navigation

ElevateAndroid chromeTouchable areas

are sometimes confusing

No navigation?

Discoverability - Lumosity:

Discoverability – Elevate:

Memorability:

Both apps use conventional gesturesTappingDraggingSwiping

Gestures within Exercises:Lumosity Elevate

Additional Consideration: Who Is Logged In?

Lumosity Elevate

My Suggestions:

For Lumosity: Utilize the

“Home” screen It feels too

empty! Make use of the

space for unique options

Not just repetitive options

For Elevate: Make touchable

areas more obvious

Create a navigation menu

For Both: Incorporate

landscape orientation Especially

for the exercises

Works Cited• Nielsen, Jakob, Raluca Budiu. Mobile Usability.

San Francisco: New Riders. 2013. Print.• Stanford, Julie. “Ten Things To Think About

When Designing Your iPad App.” Smashing Magazine. 31 Jan. 2012. Web. 28 Nov. 2014.