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A mobile tool for in-situ prototyping

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Luís CarriçoAuthors Info & Claims

MobileHCI '09: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services

Article No.: 20, Pages 1 - 4

https://doi.org/10.1145/1613858.1613884

Published: 15 September 2009 Publication History

Abstract

Mobile interaction design introduces added challenges when compared with the usual design process for fixed technologies. In particular, it benefits greatly from the ability to take the design process out of the lab, creating, designing and evaluating applications within their natural usage context. However, this process requires new and deeply refined approaches to traditional techniques which are demanding and still avoided by designers. This paper presents a tool that overcomes some of these issues by offering means to support in-situ design. The tool supports prototyping of mobile applications and user interfaces on real scenarios, also providing evaluation features that allow the logging and analysis of usage information. We describe the tool's concept, goals and design implications, focusing, in particular, its out-on-the-field, in-situ design and prototyping features.

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Index Terms

A mobile tool for in-situ prototyping
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. HCI design and evaluation methods
  2. Interaction design
    1. Interaction design process and methods
      1. Interface design prototyping
      2. User centered design

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MobileHCI '09: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services

September 2009

473 pages

ISBN:9781605582818

DOI:10.1145/1613858

Conference Chair:
Reinhard Oppermann
Fraunhofer FIT
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Program Chairs:
Markus Eisenhauer
Fraunhofer FIT
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Matthias Jarke
RWTH Aachen + Fraunhofer FIT
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Volker Wulf
University of Siegen + Fraunhofer FIT

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