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The Cogstate International Shopping List Test (ISLT) is a word list learning game used in Clinical Trials to measure if there is any cognitive decline over a period of time. This game (or “tests” as they are known internally,) is one of Cogstate’s core products.
I was tasked with researching and updating both the UX and UI for the International Shopping List Test for today’s audience.
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The original ISLT app was not only under performing in clinical studies but it was also generating data errors due to the size of UI elements.
The existing UI consisted of a disjointed experience that didn’t match Cogstate’s voice or provided any contextual help to clinicians trained in using the app during a scheduled visit.
An elegant and modern interface that not only reduced the amount of data errors coming in from the field, but also gave the clinician more context in what stage they were in administering the game to the patient.
The Cogstate International Shopping List Test (ISLT) is a word list learning game used in Clinical Trials to measure if there is any cognitive decline over a period of time.
The game itself consists of 3 - 4 rounds, with each round consisting of the same 12 nouns being read aloud. Then the user needs to recite as many of the 12 words as they possibly can back to the Clinician who is administering the game.
Both the reading and recalling of the 12 nouns is known as a round. There is a 15 minute break between each round with a final fourth round that takes place an hour later. The goal of the game is to measure episodic memory in global clinical trials with a standardization of administration and cultural appropriateness.

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The new ‘look and feel’ of the ISLT was met with immediate positive feedback during the usability testing phase with key clients and 30 test subjects.
I was additionally tasked with creating a style guide for all Cogstate applications based off of the new ISLT. I later expanded the style guide into a pattern library which has now grown into a Design System.
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