Walkthrough Tutorials

Tutorial Highlights: After the user lands on the weather information screen of the weather station closest to them (if they allowed location detection) or the BloomSky Office weather station (if they did not), highlights will prompt the user to tap and learn more about using the app—one of the ways we addressed the previous problems of unclear navigation, functionality, and "where to go" & "what to do" (see screens 1–8).

Location Reveal: The menu icon highlight will help users understand their context within the app and how to browse other relevant locations to them, which was difficult to find in the previous app (see 1–2).

Customization Prompt: The add icon highlight will help users understand the next steps to take to personalize their weather locations and make the app useful for them. A call-to-action will show below the intially-provided locations if the user has not added any additional locations to serve as a reminder to do so (see 3–4).

Timelapse Prompt: A second visit to a followed location will show the timelapse icon highlight, which will help users understand where to access historic information and how screens are positioned based on their timeframe (i.e. now versus past) (see 5–6). This addresses the previous problem of data correlation confusion of image and time by having a designated area for "now" and a designated area for each previous day.

Follow Prompt: A visit to a location from search will show the follow button highlight, which will help users understand the next action to take if the location is relevant to them. The call-to-action of "sign up & follow this location" sets user expectations, so they will know that they need an account for the app to keep track of their followed locations (see 7–8). The account creation request is placed within the app at a time when it is necessary, so first-time users can experience and confirm the app's value before commiting to an account.

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