Workshop Interaction Design

Summary

If the point of contact between the product and the people becomes a point of friction, then the industrial designer has failed. If, on the other hand, people are made safer, more comfortable, more eager to purchase, more efficient - or just plain happier – the designer has succeeded.

Introduction

We want to make your products a success! We will introduce a structured methodology of interaction design based on Alan Coopers “About face 3 and has the following Agenda:

The Interaction Framework

The Requirements Definition phase sets the stage for the core of the design effort: defining the interaction framework of the product. The interaction framework defines not only the skeleton of the interaction - its structure - but also the flow and behavior of the product. The following six steps describe the process of defining the interaction framework:

• Defining form factor and input methods
• Defining views

The Requirements Definition phase determines the what of the design: what functions Our personas need to use and what kind of information they must access to accomplish their goals. The following five steps comprise this process:

• Creating problem and vision statements
• Brainstorming
• Identifying personal expectations
• Constructing the context scenario
• Identifying needs

• Defining functional and data elements
• Determining functional groups and hierarchy
• Sketching the interaction Framework
• Constructing key path scenarios

Evaluation of Project

Discussion of possible solutions by considering current implementations and identification of the pros and cons of different possibilities. Conclusions and how to proceed