For this session:
Slides:
Link to downloadable PDF of presentation Slides: PDF of Presentation Slides
PowerPoint Prototype Sample: Student Brainstorming Prototype
General Resources:
Contextual Inquiry Links
- http://www.usabilitynet.org/tools/contextualinquiry.htm
- http://www.webcredible.co.uk/user-friendly-resources/web-usability/contextual-inquiry.shtml
Persona Development Links
- A comic (!) strip that explains the ideas behind Persona development: http://thinkvitamin.com/design/how-to-understand-your-users-with-personas/
- 10 Step Process for Creating Personas: http://chopsticker.com/2007/09/13/a-10-step-summary-of-how-to-create-personas/
- Article on Developing Half-baked Personas http://www.adaptivepath.com/ideas/avoiding-half-baked-personas
Prototyping In Powerpoint
- This is a great tutorial that shows how to use hyperlinking to create prototypes in PowerPoint: http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/interactive
- Here’s a template with an example and a downloadable template with buttons and objects already created: http://www.istartedsomething.com/20071018/powerpoint-prototype-toolkit-01/
- This is the paper prototyping kit – not powerpoint, but also great http://www.userfocus.co.uk/resources/prototype.html
User Testing Resources
- Website for Don’t Make Me Think and Rocket Surgery Made Easy by Steve Krug: http://www.sensible.com/
- Demo Test video from Steve Krug: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QckIzHC99Xc&feature=player_embedded
- Downloadable Documents and Resources from Steve Krug: http://www.sensible.com/downloads-rsme.html
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