Paper prototyping - Serious Games - Spring 2009

Contents

Slides

Overview of Today's Class [1/5, 2009/05/12]

• Project updates
• Quiz
• Paper prototyping

Project update [2/5, 2009/05/12]

Teacher: Rebecca (Becky) Gipson, teaches (at least) 6th, 7th grade science.

• Working with 6th graders on planets, etc now.
• Testing is in March, so 7th graders have done it.
• 6th grade class: M-Th, 11:40-12:30.
• 7th grade classes: M-Th 1:30 - 2:20, and 2:20 - 3:00
• Computer lab: Dell computers, older. Might not have programs. Administration can install programs, and they are supportive of "anything educational."
• Specific items in the learning standards? "Standards are broad, flexible." Can also be cross-categorical.
• She wants to know dates. I said 2 or 3 weeks. One possibility: May 28, but they may have a field trip. Otherwise June 2.
• What extent of testing?
• Can do developmental playtesting.
• But what's really important is testing of learning.
• Testing in the fall?

Reflection on Readings [3/5, 2009/05/12]

What were the main points?

My issues:

• Side issue: iPhone games class?
• Multiple "computers."
• Dealing with tester frustration.
• Weird issue with digital divide: Did they do paper so much that their designs were less digital friendly?
• How familiar were the testers with iPhone, games, etc.?
• A second round of paper prototyping for our project?

Other paper prototyping stuff

• A much more complete article describing paper prototyping for HCI.
• A summary of what you need for usability testing for HCI.

Next time [4/5, 2009/05/12]

I should bring my video camera.

You should bring your Project 3: Prototype, script, logsheets, etc.

Start on prototypes? [5/5, 2009/05/12]

If there's time.