Re: Web app to direct user to the right microscope?

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Hi Matthieu,

It looks like https://www.quiz-maker.com/ will give you something similar
to what you want? It looks like you can make your own quizzes with
questions that will tie to specific "types" (microscopes) at the end. If
you're looking to make something quick and intuitive for your specific
users, then that might be the tool. As you say, in the end people are going
to have to come and talk to you anyway, but at least this way they will
have been primed about the things they need to consider. Also, this way
*you* get to ask the questions which would lead you to pick the right
microscope for the job; "Do you need a colour camera?" is a different, and
probably less enlightening question than "Which tissue stains or
fluorophores are you using?"

Best,
Chris
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Thanks all for your answers.

I take your points -and I specially agree that people should talk *before* doing the experiment and tell us what the biological problem is- but I think you have overshot the question:

I have a small set of microscopes, each with advantages and unique capabilities (colour or greyscale cameras, incubation chamber, fluorescence...).  When users come and see me, I know which microscope to direct them to.  The app would be a first guide to *my* microscopes, not to the whole of microscopy.

Obviously, it will also tell people to come and talk...

Sincerely,

Matthieu




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Dear all,

I've been repetitively asked by some users if I could build a Web app that would guide them through a series of questions (like a personality test) to the ideal microscope(s) for their experiment.  Does anyone have experience with this?  Which app have you used?

Obviously, I'd rather they come and talk but maybe I'm just scary :-)

Sincerely,

Matthieu

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