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Process Process  Design for all - social, cultural and contextual Designing an interative system/device for sharing personal media |
 14th Jan 2003 |
Identification
and understanding
the Problem: (Today, we shall collaboratively as a group search, discuss, work, brain-storm, body-storm about the problem. - One needs to build on another's idea. No criticising even if the idea is ridiculous. Take notes, find key words, make diagrams, network doodles, wish list, etc. Understanding the Users: - You'll need to find time to meet, question and study the users. - We shall also try to role play the user and understand his interactions with the world.) 1. Who? (Each Group to choose one) . User Group Character/Environment/Metaphor . Family - ? ? ? . Friends - ? ? ? . Social Group - ? ? ? . Disadvantaged - ? ? ? |
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What? . In addition to 'Sharing', what other activities would you choose? . Learn . Play . Entertain . Work . Relax . . . . . . . |
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Where? . Position a place/space for the activity - (spatial) . Office . Streets . Playground . Home . City . . . . . . . |
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Problem Familiarisation: |
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Technology Search: . Search for information in one of the following areas: > Innovative Personal Interactive Devices > Innovative Input and Output Devices > Innovative experimentation with Media The best place is off course the Net, then our Central Library in the Journal section and then in Magazines and Books You'll need to make a presentation in three weeks time showing the search you have done. Also all the printed material needs to be compiled together. |
Presentation
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22nd Jan 2003 |
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Ask Questions on 'Sharing?' 'Personal?' 'Media?' > What, Why, When, How, Kinds, Whom, Where, etc. and find answers to the above questions in each of the keyword areas > when asking questions look at the situation from different points of view - social, psychological, economic, technical, cultural, macro, micro, etc 6a. Collectively brainstorming > sit as a group and collectively do an analysis of finding the answers to the above and related questions. 6b. Talking to experts > Sociologists, > Cultural Anthropologists, > Psychologists, etc 6c. History of Sharing Personal Media > different cultures, traditions, Events, > Use of Media, > Myths, stories, etc |
Sharing Personal Media
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22nd Jan 2003 |
Understanding your User: > Ask Questions - Questionnaire > Interview them - talk to them > Study them - Observe |
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Make a list of the physical, social world connected to your 'user'? (in
terms of varying social distances personal, social and public) . . . . . . 7b. What kind of Interactions does your 'user' do? . . . . . . 7c. Is there a list of activities specific to your 'user'? . . . . . . 7d. What kind of places/Spaces would your 'user' be in? . . . . . . 7e. When would the 'user' want to share? . . . . . . |
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29th Jan 2003 |
Analysing
the Problem: Till now, we have gone through a generative process of trying to seek and understand as much as possible about the subject, user, interaction, environment, and the need for sharing personal media. It was days of cross-relating information, divergence of viewpoints, etc. - Today, first we shall collaboratively as a group analyse, dissect, subclassify, sequence, prioritise and order the problem to solve. - Categorise the information, group similar ones into chunks, order the information in terms of hierarchy of importance - Analyse the semantic issues connected with the word 'Sharing' |
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Analysing your user |
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Task Analysis: Do a 'Activity --Time - Senses - Spaces - Function' chart for one of the existing scenarios common to your user. Activity Time Senses Spaces Function . . . . . . . . . . |
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Redefine the Problem: Rewrite your objectives - to be more specific and focussed towards user user group |
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5th Feb 2003 |
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Thinking of Metaphors/Associations/Connections 11.1 Think of metaphors/associations/connections that are suited to your users (witin the user group would you like to concentrate on a focussed group?) . . . . 11.2 Further define the metaphors in terms of e scenerio |
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5th and 12th Feb 2003 |
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Initial Concepts 12.1 Think of initial concepts create a 'wish list' of wish it was this way - whenever you get an idea . . . . 12.2 Further define the metaphors in terms of associations . . |
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19th, 26th Feb and 5th March 2003 |
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Prototyping 13.1 Prototype through 'Scenario building' . create a sequence of events of actions and reactions by the typical users almost creating a story board on how to use the device. 13.2. Prototype through 'play acting' . a new way of creating prototype - like in a theatre, your group does the scenerio by assuming you yourself is the device. 13.3. Refine your 'Rough sketches' . hand-drawn, not CG conceptual sketches are crucial for idea generation |
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12 March 2003 |
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Users feedback with the prototypes: Discuss the scenerio with the users and get their feedback for each of your concepts |
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19th Feb 2003 |
15.0
Final Concepts: 1st possibility: . Redesign of an existing product around the users environment 2nd possibility: . Inroduce a new product into the users environment 3rd possibility: . Design of a wearable/portable personal product for the user 4th Possibility: . Design of a social product as a community device |
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| Sharing Personal Media Process |
IDC IIT Bombay |
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