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DHSI 2017: Documenting "Enchanting the Desert"

User Interview w/ Caitlin Postal

Interviewee: Caitlin Postal
PhD Candidate at University of Washington
Interview Date: June 15,2017
Place: DHSI 2017, University of Victoria, MacLaurin Building, Classroom D115
Conducted by: Evelyn Cordell

We asked Caitlin to explore the digital project on her own for a few minutes, figuring out the interface and user-ability on her own before explaining the project and our own process of documenting. The interview was mostly done orally. We have one photo and two short videos as well.

Tell us about your experience, in general terms.

There’s so much happening here. It’s really cool. I like everything about it. I like how you can use the top navigation to direct to the different portions. I love the three pane toggle windows: the maps, to the photos, to the essays and how they compliment each other. It’s just incredibly interactive. Selecting the station points and toggling through to the different points.

More specifically: how often did you follow (or feel you were following) a predetermined sequence? How often did you feel you were departing from a pre-set course?

I like that I could do what I felt like I wanted to do. Following via the chapters felt like a predetermined course much like a book. However, viewing via the maps does not feel predetermine at all. Even following via the photos does not feeling predetermine. I like that it is offered sequentially, but that you don’t have to use it that way.

You obviously haven't seen every bit of the work. As a guess, what percentage of the work do you think you have seen in your reading?

There is so much happening here. I feel like I know what I could look at per screen. Like the map, the photos, and the essays but I haven’t done that for every chapter.

Did you have any trouble with the navigation features? Were they pretty self explanatory?

No. I found it all very user friendly.

Final thoughts:

I love the map interface the most. My favorite part is the view angles and the composite viewing.

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