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Idea Town is an opt-in platform that allows us to perform controlled tests of new high-visibility product concepts in the general release channel of Firefox.
As of January 2016 the Idea Town project has been [http://micropipes.com/blog/2016/01/27/meet-the-new-test-pilot/ renamed to Test Pilot].


Idea Town is not intended to replace trains for most features, nor is it a test bed for concepts we do not believe have a strong chance of shipping in general release. Rather, it is reserved for features that require user-feedback, testing, and tuning before they ship with the browser.
'''[[Test_Pilot|Learn more about the new Test Pilot!]]'''
 
= Goals =
 
=== Primary Goal ===
 
* Idea town will let us take larger risks with product concepts, giving us a cheap avenue to test and validate product concepts.
 
=== Secondary Goals ===
 
* Idea Town will create a service for Firefox users interested in trying out cutting edge features.
* Idea Town will normalize the process for testing and iterating on new UI/UX in the browser.
* Idea Town will provide a stable channel to measure user interest in potential Firefox features.
* Idea Town will establish a richer relationship for users with Firefox/Firefox Accounts.
* Idea Town will introduce a new viral component into browser development.
* Idea town will empower Firefox UX to propose and validate product concepts with a large audience.
 
= Get Involved =
 
* '''[https://docs.google.com/a/mozilla.com/forms/d/1ik_XwGc_5knDDKEmPRu8xK7qzHc-LBlZG5SmSNExod4/viewform Submit an idea!]'''
 
=== Looking for code? ===
* [https://github.com/mozilla/idea-town The website]
* [https://github.com/mozilla/idea-town/tree/master/addon The add-on]
* [https://github.com/mozilla/idea-town-splash The splash site]
 
=== User Experience ===
 
* [https://invis.io/RT42BZZVC Mockups]
 
= Get In Touch =
 
* Review our [[Idea_Town/meetings|public meeting notes]]
* Join our [https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.com/forum/#!forum/idea-town-dev Mailing List]
* Chat with us on IRC in [irc://irc.mozilla.org/#ideatown #ideatown]
 
= People =
 
=== Product Owner ===
* Nick Chapman
 
=== User Experience ===
* John Gruen
* Bryan Bell
 
=== Engineering ===
* Jared Hirsch
* Les Orchard
* Dave Justice
* Wil Clouser
 
=== QA Skull Cracking ===
* Peter deHaan
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