MANDY ROSSGRADUATE STUDENT
CENTER FOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION SCIENCES
BALL STATE UNIVERSITY
A Student’s Perspective on Paper Prototyping
The Project
Project Client:
Client’s Need: Delivery of computer animated videos to visitors using iPads
Course: ICS 660 (Spring 2012)
Descending NightRising Day
Video Screen Shots
The Process
Met with our client
Created personas
Brainstormed solutions
Created an initial paper prototype
Fell in love with initial paper prototype
The Paper Prototype
Testing Preparations and Details
Selected a testing location
Assigned testing roles
Recruited test participants based on personas
Provided snacks and free art posters
Filmed testing sessions
Test Results
Users struggled with the paper prototype
Too many steps required
Confusing directions
Prototype Improvements
Reduced the number of steps
Clarified the directions and purpose
Considered the museum environment
Lessons Learned
1. You are not your user
2. Paper prototyping enables quick usability testing early and often
3. You cannot outsmart the need for usability testing
Thank You
Center for Information and Communication
Sciences