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<blockquote data-quote="Ministerk" data-source="post: 1050148" data-attributes="member: 61145"><p>First, I have not used MP2 more then to try it out. I'm not a regular at these parts of the forum.</p><p></p><p>But I have to agree with fforde and dir. I know this is an open source product with people doing it on their spare time - I do not criticize your work.</p><p></p><p>I understand from a developers point of view the joy of building a system from scratch and be rid of the technical debt; creating an excellent, cool architecture with all the right abstractions.</p><p></p><p>But an end user does not care about that stuff, if it's not user friendly they will look in an another direction and bad will will follow (that's expensive...). MediaPortal 1 has a rumour to be overly complicated and complex and users pick other products instead (even thought I converted a handful to MP<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />) and it would be a shame if MP2 ends up there too, I really hope not.</p><p></p><p>Of course me and other MP1 users could use MP2 and come with ideas. But I do not think we, here in the forums, are the ones to ask - it's the other users.</p><p>What this project really needs is some kind of HCI/usability expert and a non technical user "focus group".</p><p></p><p>I know the above is to much to ask for, but a semi experienced usability expert with the knowledge of working with e.g. personas and user centred design could add the "it" thing that (together with the stable technical platform) could take MP2 up there where it should be - as one of the more popular HTPC/mediaplayer products.</p><p></p><p>So after the back end is "finished" please add new stories for usability and prioritize them properly and do the must and shoulds before the first non beta release.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Edit:</p><p>An late edit. It's not farfetched to assume that at least 1/3 of the MP1 user base is non technical users, I think a lot of us here in the forums have families.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ministerk, post: 1050148, member: 61145"] First, I have not used MP2 more then to try it out. I'm not a regular at these parts of the forum. But I have to agree with fforde and dir. I know this is an open source product with people doing it on their spare time - I do not criticize your work. I understand from a developers point of view the joy of building a system from scratch and be rid of the technical debt; creating an excellent, cool architecture with all the right abstractions. But an end user does not care about that stuff, if it's not user friendly they will look in an another direction and bad will will follow (that's expensive...). MediaPortal 1 has a rumour to be overly complicated and complex and users pick other products instead (even thought I converted a handful to MP;)) and it would be a shame if MP2 ends up there too, I really hope not. Of course me and other MP1 users could use MP2 and come with ideas. But I do not think we, here in the forums, are the ones to ask - it's the other users. What this project really needs is some kind of HCI/usability expert and a non technical user "focus group". I know the above is to much to ask for, but a semi experienced usability expert with the knowledge of working with e.g. personas and user centred design could add the "it" thing that (together with the stable technical platform) could take MP2 up there where it should be - as one of the more popular HTPC/mediaplayer products. So after the back end is "finished" please add new stories for usability and prioritize them properly and do the must and shoulds before the first non beta release. Edit: An late edit. It's not farfetched to assume that at least 1/3 of the MP1 user base is non technical users, I think a lot of us here in the forums have families. [/QUOTE]
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