LivelyHood User Test: now with shape-fill, auto-resize, and vector reduction!
The above screenshots are from a user test I conducted with subject Mel, age 26. Some helpful comments:
“I like the flexibility of the greenery and of the general brown things category [ homes, factories, etc. ]”
“An area for improvement would be to eliminate the obstructive lines that occur when I draw a windmill and my end-point is connected to my start-point, when it’s unintentional.”
“I would be cool if some kind of object would stay within the water, so that the user could represent a boat.”
“It would be cool if cars bounced off the blocks.”
What can be done to make objects look more like their real world counterparts?
“Eliminating lines between start and end-points would create general flexibility, so that the user can add detail to anything they draw.”
How do you feel about the automatic resize function?
“Sometimes its helpful, sometimes its not helpful, in which case you can improvise. I used grass to cover up the water, etc.”
Try it for yourself in-browser here.