Challenges in Prototyping Email in Three Dimensions

Humphreys, TJ; Leung, LT; Weakley, AJ

Challenges in Prototyping Email in Three Dimensions

Humphreys, TJ Leung, LT

Weakley, AJ

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Publisher:: VSMM Society
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia (VSMM'07), 2007, pp. 1 - 15
Issue Date:: 2007-01

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dc.contributor.author	Humphreys, TJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Leung, LT https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8781-3669	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Weakley, AJ	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Docherty, M	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Kenderdine, S	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Wyeld, T	en_US
dc.date	2007-09-23	en_US
dc.date.issued	2007-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia (VSMM'07), 2007, pp. 1 - 15	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9780977597819	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/7061
dc.description.abstract	There are numerous arguments for the usefulness of paper prototyping. It allows the identification and prevention of design problems and usability issues before work begins on an electronic proof of concept (EPOC). It is less costly and more flexible than testing with an EPOC and then amending it after it has been built. However, this project presented challenges in relation to paper prototyping an application that represents email data threedimensionally. Although it was possible to do some abstract prototyping on paper, there were limitations in the extent to which a 3D model could be articulated two-dimensionally. The paper details the authors multimethodological approach to developing an application which enables the search, display and filtering of email data beyond the standard functionalities available in conventional email software. Such methodologies included persona development, task analysis, competitor analysis, abstract (paper and electronic) prototyping. This combination demonstrates the utility of Houde and Hill s (1997) model of developing a range of prototypes within a single project to demonstrate role, look and feel and implementation of a proposed design.	en_US
dc.publisher	VSMM Society	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia (VSMM'07)	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	International Conference on Virtual Systems and MultiMedia	en_US
dc.title	Challenges in Prototyping Email in Three Dimensions	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Systems, Management and Leadership
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - HCTD - Human Centred Technology Design
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Abstract:

There are numerous arguments for the usefulness of paper prototyping. It allows the identification and prevention of design problems and usability issues before work begins on an electronic proof of concept (EPOC). It is less costly and more flexible than testing with an EPOC and then amending it after it has been built. However, this project presented challenges in relation to paper prototyping an application that represents email data threedimensionally. Although it was possible to do some abstract prototyping on paper, there were limitations in the extent to which a 3D model could be articulated two-dimensionally. The paper details the authors multimethodological approach to developing an application which enables the search, display and filtering of email data beyond the standard functionalities available in conventional email software. Such methodologies included persona development, task analysis, competitor analysis, abstract (paper and electronic) prototyping. This combination demonstrates the utility of Houde and Hill s (1997) model of developing a range of prototypes within a single project to demonstrate role, look and feel and implementation of a proposed design.

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