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Prototyping


Category:
Type:
People:
1 User(s),   1 Collaborator(s)
Characteristic:

Build      Aspect: Appearance, Aspect: Behavior, Aspect: Implementation, Aspect: Role/context, Fidelity: High, Fidelity: Low, Fidelity: Medium, Offering format: Either, Product or service: Either, Prototyping format: Abstract, Prototyping format: Tangible, Prototyping format: Virtual, Purpose: Demonstrate, Purpose: Experiment, Purpose: Explore, Purpose: Persuade, Purpose: Validate, Scope: Full scope, Scope: Horizontal slice, Scope: Vertical slice, Stage of process: Mock-up, Stage of process: Production

Communicate      Audience: Core team, Audience: Core team + immediate collaborators, Audience: Full team, Audience: Users, Format: Either, Format: Mixed, Level of persuasion needed: Medium, Level of tact needed: Little, Level of tact needed: Some, Medium: Presentation, Purpose: Inform, Purpose: Plan

Date:
March 8, 2015
Summary:
Prototyping is creating a physical representation or model of a finished design for users or designers' evaluation. A prototype can range from a quick mock-up in craft materials to test an initial concept to a more highly resolved artefact closer to production. Prototyping makes abstract ideas...

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