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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