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A Student’s Pers p ective on Paper Prototyping. Mandy Ross Graduate Student Center for Information and Communication Sciences Ball State University . The Project. Project Client: Client’s Need: Delivery of computer animated videos to visitors using iPads. Course: ICS 660 (Spring 2012).
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A Student’s Perspective on Paper Prototyping Mandy Ross Graduate Student Center for Information and Communication Sciences Ball State University
The Project Project Client: Client’s Need: Delivery of computer animated videos to visitors using iPads Course: ICS 660 (Spring 2012)
Video Screen Shots Descending Night Rising Day
The Process Met with our client Created personas Brainstormed solutions Created an initial paper prototype Fell in love with initial paper prototype
Testing Preparations and Details Selected a testing location Assigned testing roles Recruited test participants based on personas Provided snacks and free art posters Filmed testing sessions
Test Results • Users struggled with the paper prototype • Too many steps required • Confusing directions
Prototype Improvements Reduced the number of steps Clarified the directions and purpose Considered the museum environment
Lessons Learned You are not your user Paper prototyping enables quick usability testing early and often You cannot outsmart the need for usability testing
Thank You Center for Information and Communication Sciences