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Project Sun

Project Sun. Interim Critique. Overview. Team and client introduction Project description Target Users Focus Contextual Inquiries Design Ideas Lessons Learned. Our Team. Aditya Chand Design Lead. Chirag Nangia Document & Web Lead. Jake Pierson Behavioral Lead. Aditya Chand

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Project Sun

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  1. Project Sun Interim Critique

  2. Overview • Team and client introduction • Project description • Target Users • Focus • Contextual Inquiries • Design Ideas • Lessons Learned Sun Project: Interim Critique

  3. Our Team AdityaChand Design Lead ChiragNangia Document & Web Lead JakePierson Behavioral Lead AdityaChand Design Lead ChiragNangia Document & Web Lead JakePierson Behavioral Lead JessicaSmith Project Manager/ Client Liaison BradenKowitz Technical Lead JessicaSmith Project Manager/ Client Liaison BradenKowitz Technical Lead Sun Project: Interim Critique

  4. Our Client • Sun Microsystems • Frank Ludolph • UI expert • Project Looking Glass lead • Hideya Kawahara • Project Looking Glass visionary Sun Project: Interim Critique

  5. Our Project • File system to help with organization • Animation and 3D perception cues • Non-immersive desktop environment • Support searching, and recognition over recall • For new 3D apps and existing 2D apps • Standard I/O hardware Sun Project: Interim Critique

  6. The User Problem • Our client suggested “everyone” • That meant EVERYONE • Way too broad • Needed user group to set focus • Distinct • Marketable • Data rich Sun Project: Interim Critique

  7. The User Solution Business/Office Users • Making personas • to communicate to our client • Discussing them with client Sun Project: Interim Critique

  8. The Focus Problem • "File system" focus was too broad • Affinity diagram had several major sections • Combining two different fields of study • file system • 3D Sun Project: Interim Critique

  9. The Focus Solution • Brainstorm possible focus questions • Get ideas from literature review • Look for patterns in early CIs Sun Project: Interim Critique

  10. Lessons Learned • Use your judgment to make sure the scope is manageable • Modify CI method as needed • Retro account • Art walkthrough Sun Project: Interim Critique

  11. CI overview • Lack of IRB cert restricted us to campus users • Needed users who organize different file types • 2 designers • 2 Newspaper production staff • 1 general office worker (student records) Sun Project: Interim Critique

  12. Design CIs • Client suggested we look at designers • Observed students designers • Got more retrospective account then context • File management in design work is illusive • What we learned: • Preview breakdown • Shared space organization issues • One window for music – one for files • Versioning is tough Sun Project: Interim Critique

  13. Newspaper CIs • Expected lots of file management • Had an excellent system of doc management • Again, more retrospective account then context • What we learned: • Preview breakdown (again) • Shared space organization issues (again) • Versioning is easy if system is in place • If not, file naming used for versioning and other things Sun Project: Interim Critique

  14. Office Worker CI • Physical file management • Very rigid and organized work flow and sequences • Experts and novices at work • What we learned: • No preview problems • No shared space organization issues • Info organized by physical location and label • search is not an issue Sun Project: Interim Critique

  15. CI summary • Physical world vs. Computer files • Differences reveal a lot • How to look at people using 3D? • Gaming and 3D design? No! • Different focus for different CI subjects • what do we want to learn about this person’s work • Get the most out of a CI Sun Project: Interim Critique

  16. Design • We integrated this into regular meetings • Helps to keep ides flowing while gathering data • Discuss during regular talks with client • Literature review also drives ideas • See what others have done to solve problems • Competitive analysis Sun Project: Interim Critique

  17. Design problems • Organization takes a lot of cognitive load • How can we reduce this? • Versioning is not built into file manager • How can we design this in? • Meta-data is not normally used • Exception is search • How can we display this data? • How can we collect it? Sun Project: Interim Critique

  18. Design ideas • How to display meta-data • Use animation • size adds weight and deformation to file when dragging • 3rd dimension • to display data attributes like time and relevance • Other visual queues • Files that are not opened for a while gather dust • Old files yellow • Frequently used files show wear Sun Project: Interim Critique

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