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If you release a successful 1.0 Product you can still extend it in the 2.0 version even with features that are not very-super-crucial. But I write this to help you to release a successful 1.0 version so I did put emphasis on the simplicity. | If you release a successful 1.0 Product you can still extend it in the 2.0 version even with features that are not very-super-crucial. But I write this to help you to release a successful 1.0 version so I did put emphasis on the simplicity. | ||
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=Research= | =Research= | ||
The research is the preperation for the actual design process. Doing research will help you to design for what the users want to archive and to avoid common problems. It is also likely that some other people did work you can build on. This can save you a lot of time and pondering. | The research is the preperation for the actual design process. Doing research will help you to design for what the users want to archive and to avoid common problems. It is also likely that some other people did work you can build on. This can save you a lot of time and pondering. | ||
It is | It is useful to do research on | ||
* Your users goals (what they want to archive) | * Your users goals (what they want to archive) | ||
* Existing Problems | * Existing Problems | ||
* Solutions, Experiences and Problems others had in similar projects.< | * Solutions, Experiences and Problems others had in similar projects.<br> | ||
not to underestimate is: < | not to underestimate is: <br> | ||
* Getting inspiration | * Getting inspiration | ||
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In case you have a specific problem you can consider scientific papers. If you need an answer on questions like "what do people remember about their documents?" or "is bimanual interaction an advantage for navigating in virtural space?" than you should go for science! | In case you have a specific problem you can consider scientific papers. If you need an answer on questions like "what do people remember about their documents?" or "is bimanual interaction an advantage for navigating in virtural space?" than you should go for science! | ||
Reading papers may feel difficult whan you start and often they contain graphs and numbers that tell you nothing at the first moment. But you will see that they all follow a common structure so after you got this you will easily find the parts that are of an interest for you - | Reading papers may feel difficult whan you start and often they contain graphs and numbers that tell you nothing at the first moment. But you will see that they all follow a common structure so after you got this you will easily find the parts that are of an interest for you - most likely the introduction telling what the paper is about and the conclusions about what they found out. | ||
What is especially cool about scientific papers is that the authors quote other authors findings and that the paper is again quoted by other researchers. So everything is connected – and once you found a paper that you like and find useful you get connections to all sorts of related papers. | |||
You can search for papers by using [http://www.google.com/scholar google scholar] or the [http://portal.acm.org/dl.cfm ACM Library]. The search is free in both cases but just google scholar links sometimes directly to the papers while you need a membership for ACM. If your university has one, you are a lucky student! But even if you find a paper on ACM or google scholar links on a pricy database too you should give it a try and search specifically for that papers title. Often the researchers have published accessible versions on their webpages. | You can search for papers by using [http://www.google.com/scholar google scholar] or the [http://portal.acm.org/dl.cfm ACM Library]. The search is free in both cases but just google scholar links sometimes directly to the papers while you need a membership for ACM. If your university has one, you are a lucky student! But even if you find a paper on ACM or google scholar links on a pricy database too you should give it a try and search specifically for that papers title. Often the researchers have published accessible versions on their webpages. | ||
==Interviews== | ==Interviews== | ||
A very useful tool for doing research are interviews. They are not difficult to do, very versatile and you will get a lot of insight. | A very useful tool for doing research are interviews. They are not difficult to do, very versatile and you will get a lot of insight. | ||
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Before you start brief tell again what the interviews are for. Some people may feel kind of "tested" on computer literacy or something like that. Thell them they | Before you start brief tell again what the interviews are for. Some people may feel kind of "tested" on computer literacy or something like that. Thell them they don't need to worry and that hearing about problems will help you as much as anything else. | ||
The interview should be pleasent for the interviewee, so don't strech it too long. Being a attentively and a good listener will help as well. | The interview should be pleasent for the interviewee, so don't strech it too long. Being a attentively and a good listener will help as well. | ||
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for showing the ideas to outsiders or testing the visual design | for showing the ideas to outsiders or testing the visual design | ||
==Prototypes== | ==Prototypes== | ||
=Basics of Psychology= | =Basics of Psychology= | ||
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==Writing a scenario== | ==Writing a scenario== | ||
==Crafting fun! Build a Paper-Prototype== | ==Crafting fun! Build a Paper-Prototype== | ||
==...or do something in code!== | ==...or do something in code!== | ||
==Do the test== | ==Do the test== | ||
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==Improving your Product== | ==Improving your Product== | ||
=Epilogue= | =Epilogue= | ||
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