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===The Setup===
As part of our primary research we decided to conduct two experiments. The first was a surface quiz of sorts where we simply polled people on their Facebook experiences to see if we were heading in the right direction. The second was a longer form of analysis where we had them use Facebook and we would record the results.
To begin our research, we surveyed Facebook users about their Facebook use habits. Our demographic for our tests were young adults between the ages 17-25 who were attending a post-secondary institution. We began by asking them how they used Facebook to communicate with others. They were given the option of private messaging (i.e. the Facebook message feature), instant messaging (i.e. Facebook chat) or using wall posts.
Our second wave of research consisted of a booth setup outside of Seneca@York’s library and computing commons. Our demographic for our tests were young adults between the ages 17-25 who were attending a post-secondary institution. We had a table setup with three laptops, two running windows 7 for the testers and one running Fedora 15 for the subject. The subjects’ computer was also outfitted with gtk-recordMyDesktop, to view the users actions on the webpage in conjunction with a FujiFilm Finepix camera mounted above the screen to record their eye movements. We utilized three supervising researchers throughout the process, the first two operating the windows 7 laptops and the third to setup and supervise the subject.
==== Procedure ====
[Insert the procedure for the first experiment here]
The procedure for the second experiment was quite simple contrary to the setup. It consisted of a very basic premise. The test subject would be viewing the Facebook home page, a chat window was open to one of the researchers. The researcher would then periodically send simple maths to the subject to which they would have to solve and respond (ex. 2x4). Periodically the second researcher would ‘Like’ or ‘Post’ something on the subject wall causing a popup to appear in the bottom left-hand corner of their screen. The subject would then have to verbally say ‘notification’ to show that they noticed the change.
==== Data Collection ====
For collecting data, for both tests we ran into difficulty due to the sample size. Since we were setup near the entrance to the library and computing commons we were frequently turned down for volunteers to participate in either of our studies. That being said we managed to get a larger sample for our smaller test due to it’s small temporal footprint. The longer test got mixed answers ranging from ignoring our offer to promising to come back.
For our first test the process of collecting data was [insert first test stuffs]
For our second test the data extraction process was a bit more complex. We had three pieces of data that we had to look at: The eye movement in the film of the participant, so we could not when their eyes moved to the notification; the screen recording which shows us when the notifications appeared to the subject; and the audio also from the film which recorded when the user noticed the change. We then took the eye movements and compared them to the desktop recording to piece together whether or not they were blind to the notifications. The audio was later referenced to determine if their eye movements lied in a fashion and although they saw the change they did not actively process it.
==== Results ====
Our results were varied depending on the tests we completed and admittedly, although our research only represents a small sample size, it seems to have some consistency of results.
In our first test[insert cleverly made up statistics here]
In our second test we experienced a wide array of results. They ranged from participants immediately recognizing the change to users who had only a minor delay. With the amount of variables that are inherently part of our test [ I need to finish this like a boss later after I stop thinking up funny things to put here]
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==Conclusion==
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