Describing an Internet Experience

Describing a simple everyday experience: Checking the weather online

This is a very simple process which i do every day, and involves the internet. Alternatively you could look out a window or turn on the tv and multitask, but that doesn't get you localised predictions unfortunately. From turning the laptop on, to getting the information, it takes about 30 seconds if the internet hasn't disconnected/is running slowly.

I use google weather as it is built into the search engine: i don't have to go very far to find it, and it contains the basic information that i need. It is the same reason i use google to make currency conversions quickly and do basic maths rather than opening up the windows calculator (if my browser is already open)

My process:

Booting up netbook from hibernate mode: just over 15 seconds
Booting up the browser: 5 seconds
Typing in 'weather' into google 5 seconds
Typing in 'E17' into the 'location' section: under 5 seconds




I made a sound recording of the process. It was done afterwards, but i recetaed the 15 second bootup time, and watched the same TV programme at the time. I inputted the same mouse clicks and keyboard hits at roughly the appropriate time. I don't see a huge problem with it being slightly different as each time is slightly different anyway.

How to recreate this experience:

'Emotional journey'

Creating a formula to show an emotional journey for absolutely anything?!

My emotional journey:
15 seconds: Impatience, unsure as to exactly how long it will take. Frustration
Once it's done it loads up quickly, information is easy to get

I created a short movie to take someone through my emotional journey and to invoke the feelings (and signpost mine)

Borrowed graphics are noted below:
Angry face: http://medicblog999.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/angry-face.jpg