Description of Users
The overall stakeholders of Cat Watch will be people who have at least one pet cat. According to the American Pet Products Association 2011-2012 National Pet Owners Survey, the number of cat owners in the United States is a decent size population with 86.4 million cats owned and about one of third of households owning at least one cat (http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/pet_overpopulation/facts/pet_ownership_statistics.html). Some examples of different Cat Watch users are cat owners who are away on vacation, cat owners with a sick pet, cat owners having trouble with their cats, cat owners who are curious about their cat’s behavior, etc.
Cat Watch will focus on users who are away on vacation. These users will be away from their homes and not see their pets each day. They want to make sure their pets are exhibiting healthy and normal behavior while they are not home. These users will be interested in behaviors, such as is their cat eating, is their cat drinking, is their cat sleeping, is their cat getting exercise, etc.
The background and skills of Cat Watch users will vary. There will be a range of users with different expertise in taking care of cats. Some users will be experienced cat owners with multiple cats and can quickly identify abnormal cat behavior. Other users will be new cat owners, will not be familiar with cat behaviors and will need help identifying abnormal cat behavior. There will be a range of users with different technical skills. Some users will be very technical and have advanced skills using mechanics, computers, websites and social media. Other users will be non-technical and have little to no skills using anything mechanical, computers, the Internet and social media.
User Tasks
Some tasks users will want to complete with Cat Watch are:
The overall stakeholders of Cat Watch will be people who have at least one pet cat. According to the American Pet Products Association 2011-2012 National Pet Owners Survey, the number of cat owners in the United States is a decent size population with 86.4 million cats owned and about one of third of households owning at least one cat (http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/pet_overpopulation/facts/pet_ownership_statistics.html). Some examples of different Cat Watch users are cat owners who are away on vacation, cat owners with a sick pet, cat owners having trouble with their cats, cat owners who are curious about their cat’s behavior, etc.
Cat Watch will focus on users who are away on vacation. These users will be away from their homes and not see their pets each day. They want to make sure their pets are exhibiting healthy and normal behavior while they are not home. These users will be interested in behaviors, such as is their cat eating, is their cat drinking, is their cat sleeping, is their cat getting exercise, etc.
The background and skills of Cat Watch users will vary. There will be a range of users with different expertise in taking care of cats. Some users will be experienced cat owners with multiple cats and can quickly identify abnormal cat behavior. Other users will be new cat owners, will not be familiar with cat behaviors and will need help identifying abnormal cat behavior. There will be a range of users with different technical skills. Some users will be very technical and have advanced skills using mechanics, computers, websites and social media. Other users will be non-technical and have little to no skills using anything mechanical, computers, the Internet and social media.
User Tasks
Some tasks users will want to complete with Cat Watch are:
- Get a view of the number of times your cat ate, the number of times your cat drank, the number of times your cat used the litter box, the number of hours your cat slept and the number of hours your cat was active.
- Click a video (animated diagram of cat’s movements) and watch the path your cat traveled throughout your house.
- Analyze the number of times your cat eats, drinks and uses the litter box compared to the number of times your cat ate, drank and used the litter box in the past.
- Compare the number of hours your cat sleeps and the number of hours your cat is active to national averages.
- Post a question about your cat’s behaviors.
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