A maze is a succession of unmoderated tasks and/or questions for testers to complete. It's a basic unit for testing in Maze. Each maze has its own results and reporting, and test results are collected on a per-maze basis.
In this article, you'll learn how to create and set up your first maze test:
- Create a maze
- Add blocks
- Enable user recordings
- Maze options
- Preview your maze
- Publish your maze and start testing
- Maze results
Step 1: Create a maze
In your Maze Home screen, click Create new maze. This option is also available when you open a project.
Start building your test by adding your first block. You need at least one block in your maze.
Step 2: Add blocks
To add tasks, questions, and any other extra screens to your mazes, you'll use blocks. For instance, you'll add a block to test a prototype or a website, or to run a card sorting exercise.
Learn more about all the block types you can use
Step 3: Enable user recordings (Optional)
If you're on a paid plan, you can capture audio, video, and screen recordings of asynchronous prototype and website tests, without having to schedule and run live moderated research sessions.
Step 4: Maze options
You have a few options available for your maze, including scaling your prototypes, setting up Slack notifications, and more.
Learn more about the available maze settings
Step 5: Preview your maze
When you're done creating your maze, you can preview how it looks by clicking on the Preview button in the top right corner. This will allow you to see how your testers will experience your maze without recording any data.
Previewing is a great way to ensure your maze flows nicely, and that your users see what you want them to see.
Testing your maze beforehand will help ensure you and your team are completely happy with the content and performance. Please note that certain changes aren’t allowed after sending a maze live.
To preview a draft maze:
- Open the maze builder.
- Click on the Preview button in the top right corner.
To preview a live maze, you can also disable tester tracking in the share link options.
This will allow you to see how your testers will experience your maze without recording any data.
Learn more about previewing your mazes before publishing
Step 6: Publish your maze and start testing
When you’re ready to publish your maze, click the Start Testing button located in the top right corner of the screen. Then, click Go live to confirm.
Before publishing your maze, make sure to test it thoroughly until you are completely satisfied with the content and performance. While you’ll be able to edit the maze to some extent, many changes will be limited to avoid misleading results due to the modified variables.
Once your maze is live, you can start testing it with people. There are different approaches to distributing your maze to participants:
- Copy maze link: Share a link to your maze via your own channels
- Hire panel participants: Recruit testers from our panel. Learn more
- In-product prompt: Add a popover to your website linking to the maze. Learn more
- Send Reach campaign: Email your participant database. Learn more
Step 7: Analyze results & share the report with your stakeholders
When testers begin testing your maze, you will start seeing the results in your dashboard in real time. You can access your results on the live maze page.
Learn more about the Results dashboard
In addition to your results, Maze automatically creates a report for you to review and share with your colleagues, executives, and stakeholders. A report is created for every maze tested with at least one participant.
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