Mobile/Research/Qualitative Studies/Interview Script

INTRODUCTION AND SETUP – 5min

GREETING Hi, my name is Dina. Thanks so much for talking with us today.

CONSENT FORM

Before we get started let’s get these consent forms filled out. Basically we’re going to be recording this interview, your face through that camera, and our audio conversation. Those recordings may be posted on the internet under Creative Commons licensing, so they’ll be available for anyone who’s interested in this research to view at least part of them. By signing here, you’re agreeing that’s okay. Also, if you initial down below, we’ll label the video with your first name. If you’d rather we didn’t, we’ll label it with a made-up name instead. Do you have any questions?

PARTICIPANT SETUP Great, let’s talk a little about what were going to be doing here today. We want to hear about how, where, and why you use Wikipedia and other websites on your computer and your mobile phone and if/how you might be interested in a better mobile experiences. Basically, I’ll ask you some questions and then later I'll ask you to use the web site. The whole thing will take about 2 hours.

ACT NATURAL SAY ANYTHING Your job is really easy – you just have to be yourself and act as you would naturally and share your opinion. I don't work for Wikipedia. You aren't going to offend me and I'm here to hear about you and collect your feedback so nothing you say will hurt my feelings – I want to hear what you really think. As we talk, you answer questions, or as you use the site, please be honest with your positive and negative thoughts. There are no right or wrong answers. You are not being tested. Wikipedia is being tested.

BACKGROUND QUESTIONS – 5 min

Tell me a little bit about yourself.

MOBILE PHONE USAGE QUESTIONS – 20 min

DEVICES What do you use your computer for? Where and when do you use a computer? What do you use your mobile phone for? Where and when do you use your mobile phone? (Show us)

CROSS DEVICES Tell us about things that you do on each device and on both devices. Why?

MOBILE EXPERIENCES What things do you prefer doing on your computer? Why? What things do you prefer doing on your mobile phone? Why?

WEB EXPERIENCE (and CONTRIBUTION) Tell us about the websites you visit most frequently. Do you contribute to any of these websites? What websites do you contribute to (if any)? Why? What kind of participation?

MOBILE WEB EXPERIENCES

Do you visit these on your mobile phone? On your computer? Tell us about your experiences viewing these websites on your mobile phone. What are some of the benefits? Shortcomings? Ease? Frustrations?

Tell us about a particularly positive experience.

Tell us about a particularly negative experience.

MOBILE CONTRIBUTION

Have you ever contributed to these sites from your mobile phone? Tell us about your experience. POWER MOBILE Qs

SPECIFIC PARTICIPATION + CONTRIBS – 15 min

SMS Tell us about what you use SMS for on your mobile phone.

RATING

Do you use any websites that provide ratings? Input ratings? Have you ever rated something (movie, song, etc)? Tell us about it.

GEO

Do you use any location based services? Tell us about them. What do you like about them? What don't you like about them?

BLOGGING Do you read blogs? Have a blog? Comment on blogs? Comment on other sites (Videos, Reddit, Facebook, Photo sites, Twitter, Slashdot)? Do you use your mobile to do this? Why or why not?

MEDIA UPLOAD Does your mobile have a camera? What do you use it for? What do you do with the photos on your mobile? Do you upload these photos? If yes, to where? Tell us about one example.

OFFLINE/SAVED CONTENT

Do you download any files to your phone? What kind? What for?

Do you use your phone for anything when you don't have connection? Cell service?

CHAT/DISCUSSION/BB BOARD Do you participate in any online discussions?

WIKIPEDIA QUESTIONS – 20 min

WIKIPEDIA USE You said you [come to/edit] (assuming English) Wikipedia [daily/weekly]. Tell me about what you use it for and how you use it. What are you usually looking up and doing? What languages? Do you have an account? Why or why not?

WIKIPEDIA PARTICIPATION Have you ever contributed to Wikipedia? (Used a talk/discussion page or been part of a Wikiproject?) Why or why not? Tell me about your experiences.

WIKIPEDIA EDITING (EDITORS ONLY) Tell us about your first edit to Wikipedia. When? Why?

What type of edits do you make? In what languages? What articles?

Do you contribute to a talk pages? Do you participate in or contribute to things other than articles?

From where do you contribute? How frequently? What would encourage you to contribute more?

WIKIPEDIA COMMUNITY

LANGUAGES

Follow up on answer to “what languages?” BARRIERS

FEATURES

TASK PREPARATION – 2min

OUT LOUD Next I'd like to have use your mobile device to do a couple of tasks. As you do this, there's one thing I'd like you to do differently. Please think aloud as you use the web site today. For example, if you are reading something read it out loud and please share or say anything that comes to your mind as your read – for example 'that's interesting' or 'I don't understand the point of this'. Also, talk out loud while you're completing a task so I can understand what you're thinking and doing. And if you get to a point where you would naturally stop working, let me know.

TASK COMPLETION I'll let you decide when your task is complete, whether you find what you're looking for or do what you wanted or not. Don't forget, there is no right or wrong way to do any of this – the only important thing is that you do it the way you would do it.

?S Do you have any questions before we continue?

TASKS (WP READERS) – 15min

USE WIKIPEDIA MOBILE Lets try and take a look at an article of your choosing in wikipedia on your mobile device (or ours as it need be).

PROCESS How did you feel about that process?

WOULD DO Is this something you think you would do? Why/why not?

CHOICE + EXPERIENCE What could the mobile experience provide that would make you use it more?

TASKS (WP EDITORS) – 15min

TASKS (POWER MOBILE) – 15min

TASKS (POTENTIAL EDITORS) – 15min

CONCEPT MOCKS – 5min

Rating? Queueing? Offline?

CARD SORTING? P-PROTOTYPE?

LOOKING BACK – 5min

ENCOURAGE What might encourage your participation on Wikipedia.org?

SEE OR CHANGE? After thinking about your mobile experience and habits on Wikipedia and other websites, is there anything that you would want to see done? Changed, added, or removed?

LIKES AND DISLIKES Any other likes or dislikes that you'd like to share? Any questions you'd like to ask me? If you could tell the people working on the Wikipedia mobile site one thing, what would it be?

CONTACT Would it be ok to contact you in the future if we have any further questions?

THANKS! Well, that does it here for us today. Here are some Wikipedia goods for you because we appreciate your time and opinion. [Or details on their incentive]. Thanks so much for coming in and talking to us. It's an invaluable part of their research.