Persona Examples

Overview

Below are examples from a classmate, one of the Chrises, and they capture, sucinctly, the persona requirements for user docs. Remember, the Persona Research is more involved. Some of you might say, "hey, I wrote multiple paragraphs...is that wrong?" You can keep your multiple paragraphs; I just want the class to know you don't have to do that much to fulfill this assignment.

Johnny Quest

Johnny Quest is a college student at UNC Charlotte. His major is Software Information Systems. Johnny is a Caucasian, 21 years old male who grew up in North Carolina. He comes from a middle class family that focuses on family needs. Growing up with technology, Johnny has a computer literacy skill level of 8. During his spare time, he enjoys playing his guitar, streaming movies and television shows on Netflix, and playing an abundance of video games. Johnny considers himself an excessive technology user. His personality traits include an easy-going, friendly guy that loves to help people with their problems.

This is a picture of Johnny Quest:

Of course, you should also cite the image if you didn't create it yourself. Also, I've italicized the computer literacy sentence because it's relative. Instead of giving a number, let your description highlight the persona's techno-literacy.

Joanna Moore

Joanna Moore is a professor at UCLA. She teaches Political Science and is considered an expert in her field of study. Joana is a female, 34 year-old Indian woman from India. She comes from a high class family. Her father owns a software company so she has been exposed to technology for since she was a child. Additionally, her field of study uses software applications to present her data in graphs. Joanna has a computer literacy skill of 9. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, gardening, and following politics. Joana considers herself a moderate technology user. Her personality traits include an approachable, intelligent, curious woman that has a thirst for knowledge. This is a picture of Joanna Moore.

This is a picture of Joanna Moore:

Of course, you should also cite the image if you didn't create it yourself. Also, I've italicized the computer literacy sentence because it's relative. Instead of giving a number, let your description highlight the persona's techno-literacy.

Gunther Stoop

Gunther Stoop is farmer that lives in Maine. He earned a High School degree and decided that school was not for him so he started planting. Gunther is a 50 year-old, Caucasian, male originally from Arizona. During his childhood, he was not exposed to technology due to the fact that his family had no money. Because of this, Gunther has a computer literacy skill of 6. He can complete basic tasks on a computer such as checking the weather or his email. In his spare time, he enjoys physical labor, plays the fiddle and watches the news. Besides using the television and internet for the news or weather, he has little exposure to technology. Gunther considers himself a low technology user. His personality traits include being a reserved, open-minded, quiet individual that appreciates the small things in life.

This is a picture of Gunther Stoop:

Of course, you should also cite the image if you didn't create it yourself. Also, I've italicized the computer literacy sentence because it's relative. Instead of giving a number, let your description highlight the persona's techno-literacy.