The Right Type of Prototype
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The Right Type of Prototype Gail Swanson Associate Creative Director | XD @sapientNitro
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How do you know what to prototype? What details are important to get right? What level of interactivity is necessary to get valid feedback? Prototypes are very effective tools for playing out ideas, testing concepts and getting feedback. But they are often left out of the design and development cycles due to their disposable nature. It can be tough to justify the effort to make something for the purpose of experiment. Finding the right prototype medium and minimum level of detail required is essential. Without it, how will you get the stakeholder buy-in and funding? Learn how to match your prototype fidelity to the information you need to gather. Understand the range of prototype techniques and match them to your situation. Get maximum value and minimize your project risk.
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The Right Type of Prototype
Gail SwansonAssociate Creative Director | XD @sapientNitro
RISK
Sometimes you can’t tell until you build it.
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Prototype Techniques
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Picking a prototype approach
Purpose
Context of Use
Timing
Tools & Team
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What can I do with a prototype?
Explore Ideas
Collaborate
Test an Idea
Optimize a solution
Proof of Concept
Communicate
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What’s my context?
In Person
Distributed team
Remote Testing
Unmoderated
Web Conference
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When will it be used?
Early concept
Mid Project
Final Validation
When resources are available
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Tools & Team
Mad skillz yo
Software License
Multiple Contributors
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Scenarios
How much do you really need to reveal?
Can you fake it?
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Prototype Techniques
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Prototypes translate the abstract world of words and ideas into concrete form.
What is your riskiest assumption, hypothesis or unknown?
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Photo Credits
http://www.toonpool.com/user/5372/files/inventing_the_wheel_597315.jpghttp://www.e-volo.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/e-volo_VC1.jpghttp://www.richardnegri.co.uk/exchange.htmhttp://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.831/wiki/index.php?title=Projects/Build-It-Yourself_Universehttp://thispublicaddress.com/tPA4/archives/2008/07/strange_and_wonderful.htmlUtah Deafblind Project, http://www.usdb.org/deafblind/db/CIT%20Web%20Lessons/experiencebookGP/experiencebookGP2.html
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Thank you.
Gail SwansonTwitter: @practicallyuxblog: www.practicallyux.com
