Personas

Dave (18):
Full time student at Ipswich campus. Dave lives and works in Brisbane in Corinda so drives to uni himself. Dave works as a casual stores person at Dick Smiths.
He owns a laptop and mobile phone, which he usually takes with him everyday. Dave is pretty knowledgeable when it comes to technology, but isn’t really much of a ‘games person’. He is a bit of a nerd and generally does really well in his subjects. Dave finds that “accessing the internet/wifi in Ipswich isn’t really a problem…”
Is happy as long as:
He can access when ever he needs it, which is usually in lecture rooms and main buildings including the library.
The space/area can comfortably accommodate one and more persons working together.
The space/areas provide a good atmosphere (i.e. temperature, lighting)
The connection isn’t “crap”


Karen(19):
Full time student at Ipswich. Does the nursing degree here and lives 10 minutes away when commuting via local bus service. Karen is more social than tech savvy and most of her friends are scattered around different campuses and universities. She doesn’t have a laptop but carries around her mobile. “don’t use the wifi really…mostly go to the library..” apart from using the internet for study related purposes she accesses messenger, email and Face Book. Most of here internet usage is social or used to interact/communicate with others. Likes to share links (yourtube/facebook/misc) with other people.

Alex (22):
Fulltime student at uq. Has one subject running at Ipswich campus. Lives in Brisbane Hamilton and she commutes via train and bus. Has a mobile, laptop, and DS which she uses often “..especially on public transport…” Access wifi at campus while waiting for lectures/pracs to start. Not that familiar with other areas as she only goes to this campus once a week. She is familiar with the library, refect, building12, and the outdoor areas surrounding these.


Michael (23):
Full time student at Ipswich, lives near campus at (cumquat). Walks to uni. Has a second-hand laptop and PSP. Michael relies on internet access at uni as there are issues with the net where he lives. “…low band width…restricted access”. Uses internet for both work and social, but doesn’t like spending much time in the library, as its on the opposite side of campus as hiss lec/tut rooms. Has accessed the wifi connection with his PSP and laptop often.