• Designing Guerrilla Usability test for a NON-custodial Bitcoin-ONLY Lightning wallet
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ODC #000010 - UX > TEST

§Designing Guerrilla Usability test for a NON-custodial Bitcoin-ONLY Lightning wallet

If you miss it, please read our WTF is ODC (Open Design Challenge) intro post from more details.

§Scenario

You’re a product designer contributing on a NON-custodial Bitcoin-ONLY Lightning wallet running as mobile app.

Your team wants you to analyze some key tasks that are often performed by new users. You’re looking to identify problems and opportunities in the flows for these tasks, and learn a little about the behavior and preferences of these newbies.

§Task

Select a NON-custodial Bitcoin-ONLY mobile wallet app for this challenge. You can find a comprehensive list of on section B of this link, thanks to @DarthCoin.

For guerilla usability testing, participants are usually chosen randomly from a public place, like a coffee shop, mall, airport, or supermarket and asked to perform a short usability test in exchange for small reward. If you like, find the nearest shop accepting bitcoin around you and have the opportunity to meet someone new.

Perform the same test with 2–3 participants, ideally people who have never used the product before, and focus on the part of the app where they can receive some sats first, and buy or send value back later. Create a report of your findings.

Extra Credit: Perform the test with 5 or more participants.

§Guides

If you need help with this challenge, check out our hand-picked tutorial recommendations.

• Usability Testing 101 on nngroup.com

• Moderated usability testing Test out your product with users and observe how they use it. on Bitcoin UX Research Toolkit

• Usability Testing in 4 Simplified Steps on uxtools.co

• A Beginner’s Guide to User & Usability Testing on hotjar.com

• UX Tea Break: What Makes a Good Usability Test? on piped.video

§Tools

Not sure which tools to use? Try something new, go 💯% FOSS!

For remote interviews

Brie.fi/ng (iOS + online) by Dirk Holtwick

Miro Talk (online) by Miroslav Pejic

Keet (desktop & mobile) by Holepunch

NostrNest (audio only) by Jam.Systems

BigBlueButton (requires registration) by BigBlueButton

For professional gurus

User Testing by QuantUX

Mobile App Testing (Usability Tool) by UXtweak

Usability Testing (5 Sessions Free) by Lookback

§Share Your Results

When you finish the challenge, post your work including anonymized collected data and results on this thread! If you also share it on nostr, be sure to use the hashtag #opendesigner and tag Design_r@iris.to or @Design__r on X! We’ll keep an eye out and repost good examples on a regular basis.

Check our previous ODC and support this community for creative minds, where you’ll be able to get open and constructive feedback on your PoW. Ask anything in the ~Design territory and get some ⚡sats for the value you provide!

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