07. Prototyping

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Prototyping

L6 06 Prototyping Part 1 Intro Paper & Video Prototyping

Prototyping I Recap

Type Effort Pros Cons
Video high Very powerful, exciting, shows end to end user journey Takes a long time to make even short videos, Can get people too excited
Paper low Fast, cheap, and easy to iterate. Also works great as a team building exercise since everyone can be involved Won’t resemble a digital product, can sometimes be difficult for participants to imagine it as if it were a digital software experience

Presentation Software and Hi Fidelity Prototypes

L6 06 Prototyping Part 2 PPT And Hi Fi Prototyping

Comparing Prototyping Methods

Type Effort Pros Cons
Presentation Software med Relatively easy to build and gets pretty close to mimicking what the real experience could feel like Need to pay lots of attention around alignment, lots of importing mocks and checking alignment
High fidelity med Super realistic, can quickly be updated, can be used as a spec that engineers build off of Sometimes the prototype is too good… And doesn’t reflect what will actually be built (ie: latency)

Which Prototyping Method to Use?

L6 06 Prototyping Part 3 Which To Use

Comparing Prototyping Methods

Comparing Prototyping Methods

Comparing Prototyping Methods

Prototyping Recap Quiz

What are some of the advantages of paper prototyping
SOLUTION:
  • Fast
  • Cheap

Prototyping Quiz

True or false: A video prototype is effective at getting feedback on specific flows
SOLUTION: False

Prototyping Quiz 2

Which would be the most effective prototyping method for a new futuristic concept that is likely 3+ years out
SOLUTION: Video

Prototyping for Usability Feedback Quiz

Which type(s) of prototyping are best suited to get usablity feedback?
SOLUTION:
  • Presentation Software
  • High Fidelity

High fidelity prototype quiz

Imagine that you are building a prototype of a mobile app for a new feature that the team is planning to launch in the next 6 months. What woud be the best way to test it?
SOLUTION: Running the prototype on a mobile phone

Prototyping Summary

Things to Remember

Prototyping is a cheap way to get feedback on an idea without having to build out the whole idea. There are a number of different types of prototypes that you can build depending on the specifics of the problem you are tackling and the timelline involved.

After you run your prototype through user testing, you’ll get helpful feedback to let you know that you are on the right track or that you need to course correct.

Prototyping Further Research

Prototyping Further Research

Other tools for high fidelity prototypes:

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