WHATTOREADICS 3211: Intelligent Interfaces II

James FarrugiaAyrton Azzopardi

Jean Claude Spiteri

Brief Overview of the System•Allows users to search for books by title, author or ISBN.

•Orders and filters search results based on the user’s preferred price range and book condition.

•Recommends unread books that match the user’s preferred:•Genres•Authors

Brief Overview of the System•Shows ratings for every book listing.•Displays a number of reviews and recommends based on rating before every purchase.

Target Population•The system is intended for avid readers of any age and gender.

•The system helps people buying books by combining various sources of information and recommending unread titles.

Initial Stages

High Level Overview

Paper Prototype

Paper Prototype

Paper Prototype Feedback

Positive NegativeUniformity in Design No Proper Price

BreakdownUse of a single search bar

No Conversion of Price to Local Currency

Presence of user written reviews

Computer Prototype•First Computerised version of the system included:•A functioning Search Bar that returns an ordered list of search results

•Static uncategorised list of Recommendations

•Functioning Review Screen•Price Breakdown •Automatic Currency conversion from $ to detected local currency

Computer Prototype

Computer Prototype Feedback

Positive NegativeUniformity in Design Uncategorised

RecommendationsUse of multiple sources of information

Some delay in computing all search results

Presence of user written reviews

Final Implementation•Further fine-tuning of the system was necessary:•Recommendations are now categorised into groups giving a reason for recommendation

•Login System for User Personalisation•Initial Survey to handle the Cold Start Problem

•Viewing of Purchase History