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Cross-Playlist

A mobile app that allows users to create playlists of music from different platforms.

David Wilson - Initial Sketches, Diagrams, Wireframes, Analysis and Evaluations, Phase I/Phase II Executive Summaries and Reports.
Jesse Dalton - Initial Sketches, Diagrams, Wireframes, Analysis and Evaluations, Phase I/Phase II Executive Summaries and Reports.

Executive Summary

Competitive analysis revealed that existing solutions were largely usable, but they either had missing desired music, required online services to use, or had constant ads
Heuristic evaluation of multiple competitors identified consistent weaknesses in error prevention and flexibility, particularly around managing playlists and safely handling user actions
Development of personas and scenarios confirmed the findings of our analysis and evaluations. Users want:
- An application that can be used offline, as opposed to only online
- Little to no ads that obstruct or interrupt their experience
- Easy and safe access to desired music across multiple platforms
Our sketches and diagrams translate these findings into an initial design, implementing important features such as searching by platform and ease of app traversal, while incorporating safeguards like confirmation steps before destructive actions

Executive Summary

Informal Feedback gathered during the SE team's demo revealed opportunities for improvement regarding usability with functions such as:
- Importing playlists from other apps, such as YouTube or Spotify, as playlists for our app.
- Similar song radio/recommendations for users listening to music in our app.
Cognitive Walkthroughs conducted by four external UX evaluators highlighted missing concepts in our app's wireframes, such as a back button on certain screens or making actions to perform next clearer to the user.
These findings directly influenced updates to our wireframes, with improvements made to navigation clarity, back button placement, and clearer indication of available actions at each step.
Wireframes were created to offer a grounded vision of our project's main features, including:
- A search menu that can toggle between music platforms to search for songs, as well as play songs, or add them to playlists.
- A current song overlay to display the song currently being played, as well as the queue of songs to be played after.
- A playlist menu that displays all user-created playlists, allowing them to create new playlists, edit them, or delete them.

Executive Summary

Full phase III report