Part 1 — Testing the Site Work through the site at your own pace. Use the notes fields below to log what you find in each area. Note bugs (broken), friction (confusing/slow), delights (worked great), and anything missing .
1. Joining & Signing In Log bugs, friction points, things you liked, or anything missing.
2. Home Page (logged out) Log bugs, friction points, things you liked, or anything missing.
3. Home Page (logged in) & the left sidebar Log bugs, friction points, things you liked, or anything missing.
4. Your Personal Pages (My Profile, My Challenges/Requests/Workflows/Gallery, Metrics, Settings) Log bugs, friction points, things you liked, or anything missing.
5. Challenges (browse, detail page, submit an entry, voting, teams, badges) Log bugs, friction points, things you liked, or anything missing.
6. Requests (browse + create) Log bugs, friction points, things you liked, or anything missing.
7. Workflows (browse + create) Log bugs, friction points, things you liked, or anything missing.
8. Gallery & Collections (browse, submit, collections) Log bugs, friction points, things you liked, or anything missing.
9. Resources (hub + sub-pages, saving) Log bugs, friction points, things you liked, or anything missing.
10. Community (discussion, posts, news, chat & DMs, members & friends, calendar, collab, jobs) Log bugs, friction points, things you liked, or anything missing.
11. Live Video & Mingling Map (Video Hangout, Mingling Map, Community Lounge) Log bugs, friction points, things you liked, or anything missing.
12. Legal pages (Terms, Privacy, Challenge Notice) Log bugs, friction points, things you liked, or anything missing.
13. Notifications Log bugs, friction points, things you liked, or anything missing.
14. Mobile experience (if tested) Log bugs, friction points, things you liked, or anything missing.
15. Admin / Moderator tools (only if you have access) Log bugs, friction points, things you liked, or anything missing.
A First Impressions Good design communicates purpose in seconds. We want to know your immediate reactions.
1. When you first landed on the home page (logged out), what did you understand the site to be about?
2. How clear was the value proposition — what you'd get from joining? Very unclear Somewhat unclear Neutral Fairly clear Crystal clear
3. What was the first thing you noticed on the home page?
4. Did the visual design feel appropriate for a creative filmmaking community? Not at all Slightly Mostly Completely
5. After signing up, did the post-signup experience feel welcoming and oriented? Disorienting Neutral Oriented
B Navigation & Finding Things Could you find what you were looking for, or did you have to hunt?
6. Could you find the following without help? How to create a new request Yes Took a while No
How to browse challenges (competitions) Yes Took a while No
How to submit a challenge entry Yes Took a while No
Where to browse workflows by others Yes Took a while No
Your own profile, badges and entries Yes Took a while No
Where the community chat is Yes Took a while No
Where to join the live video / Community Lounge Yes Took a while No
How to add a friend or follow someone Yes Took a while No
How to log out Yes Took a while No
Where the Terms of Service / Privacy Policy are Yes Took a while No
7. Did the navigation distinguish clearly between "Challenges" (competitions) and "Requests" (community help)? Yes, clear Somewhat confusing No, I didn't understand the difference
8. Did the left sidebar navigation feel intuitive? 1 = confusing, 5 = immediately obvious
1 2 3 4 5
Confusing Immediately obvious
9. The Community hub has 12 sections. Did that feel like the right amount, or too many? Right amount A bit much Too many
10. Were there any pages or features you expected to find but couldn't locate?
11. Was there anything in the navigation you noticed but didn't click, because you weren't sure what it did?
C Creating & Contributing The 'first create' moment is when someone shifts from observer to participant. How did it feel?
12. How easy was it to create your first piece of content (challenge entry, request, workflow, or gallery item)? 1 = very hard, 5 = very easy
13. For the challenge entry form specifically — how did it feel? Were the skill tags and collaborator roles clear and worth filling in? Was the deliverables checklist clear about what to submit? Was the T&C checkbox clear? Too long, too short, or just right?
14. Were the form fields clearly explained? Did you know what to put in each one? All clear Mostly clear Some unclear Mostly confusing
15. After submitting, did you feel confident it worked? No feedback at all Wasn't sure Yes, clear confirmation
16. Is there a type of content you'd want to contribute that the platform doesn't currently support?
D Community Experience Community platforms succeed when members feel a sense of belonging and low friction to participate.
17. Did the community features (chat, posts, discussions, collab, jobs, members) feel alive and inviting, or empty and uncertain? 1 = ghost town feeling, 5 = feels active and welcoming
1 2 3 4 5
Ghost town Active & welcoming
18. Did the real-time chat and direct messages feel responsive and easy to use? Never got it working Worked but awkward Worked well
19. Live video & the Mingling Map / Community Lounge — did you get it working? Never got it working With some trouble Easily Didn't try it
20. The Collaborate section and team challenges are for finding project partners. Did they feel useful for that purpose? Not useful Potentially useful Very useful
21. Did the Challenges section make you want to participate? Yes, exciting Neutral No, not interested
22. Could you imagine becoming a regular contributor to this community? Unlikely Maybe Definitely
E Visual Design & Interface Good UI reduces the mental effort of understanding what's on screen.
23. Rate the overall visual design. 1 = looks unfinished, 5 = polished and professional
24. Was it generally clear what was clickable and what wasn't? 1 = very confusing, 5 = always obvious
1 2 3 4 5
Very confusing Always obvious
25. Did pages feel too busy, too sparse, or just right? Too busy Slightly busy Just right Slightly sparse Too sparse
26. Were there moments where you weren't sure whether your action had worked? (e.g. submitting a form, clicking a button)
27. Were there empty states (pages with no content yet) that felt unhelpful or left you wondering what to do?
G Overall Assessment Step back and give us the big picture.
31. Net Promoter Score: How likely are you to recommend AI Film Challenge to a fellow filmmaker or AI creative? 0 = would not recommend, 10 = would enthusiastically recommend
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Would not recommend Would enthusiastically recommend
32. What is the single biggest thing that would make you more likely to use this platform regularly?
33. What is the one thing you liked most about the platform?
34. What is the one thing you would fix first if you were on the team?
35. Any other thoughts, bugs to flag, or ideas you want to share?
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