the glass class lecture 4: concept design tools

The Glass Class Lecture 4 – Concept Design Tools

Feb 17th – 21st 2014

Mark Billinghurst, Gun Lee HIT Lab NZ

University of Canterbury

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Interaction Design Process

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Rapid Prototyping Approach   Quick design   Capture key interactions   Focus on user interface and experience   No programming required

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BUNRATTY FOLK PARK Sharon Brosnan

0651869 Bachelor of Science in Digital Media Design

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EXAMPLE: BUNRATTY PARK  Irish visitor attraction run by Shannon Heritage  19th century life is recreated  Buildings from the mid-west have been relocated to Bunratty Castle  30 buildings are set in a rural or village setting there.

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AUGMENTED REALITY Want to develop AR tour guide  Runs on smart phones  Overlay virtual information on real objects  Provides navigation aid  Adds story/game elements

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STORYBOARD

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SKETCHES – PHOTOSHOP Pros:  •   Good  for  idea  genera,on  •   Cheap  •   Concepts  seem  feasible      Cons:  •   Not  great  feedback  gained  •   Photoshop  not  fast  enough  for  making  changes  

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POST IT PROTOTYPING

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POWERPOINT PROTOTYPING Benefits    •   Used  for  User  Tes,ng  •   Quick,  Interac,ve  •   Func,onali,es  work  with  storyboard  •   Easy  arrangement  of  slides    User  Tes7ng  •   Par,cipants  found  •   15  minute  sessions  screen  captured  •   ‘Talk  Allowed’  technique  used    •   Notes  taken,  Post-­‐Interview  

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WIKITUDE  Popular AR browser  Mapping  Point of Interest abilities  Multiplatform  Shows the points of interest of Bunratty Folk Park

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Benefits of RAPID Prototyping   Fast and inexpensive   Identifies problems before they’re coded   Elicits more and better feedback from users   Helps developers think creatively   Gets users involved early in the process   Fosters teamwork and communication   Avoids opinion wars   Helps decide design directions

Concept Design Tools

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Design Tools   Static

  Sketching  User interface templates   Storyboards/Application flows

  Interactive  Wireframing tools  Mobile prototyping

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GlassSim – http://glasssim.com/

  Simulate the view through Google Glass   Multiple card templates

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GlassSim Card Builder   Use HTML for card details   Multiple templates   Change background

 Own image  Camera view

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GlassSim Samples

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Glass UI Templates

  Google Glass Photoshop Templates   http://glass-ui.com/   http://dsky9.com/glassfaq/the-google-glass-psd-template/

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Sample Slides From Templates

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Glass Application Storyboard

  http://dsky9.com/glassfaq/google-glass-storyboard-template-download/

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Glass Application Flow

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Wireframing Tool   Add transitions, limited interactions   UXPin Wireframing Tool

  http://uxpin.com/  Web based  Glass templates

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UXpin

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Proto.io - http://www.proto.io/   Web based mobile prototyping tool

  Features   Prototype for multiple devices  Gesture input, touch events, animations   Share with collaborators   Test on device

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Proto.io - Interface

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Demo Building a Simple Flow

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Gesture Flow

Scr1

Scr2 Scr3

Scr4 Scr5 Scr6

Tap

Swipe

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Start Transitions

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Demo

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Wireframe Limitations   Can’t deploy on Glass   No access to sensor data

 Camera, orientation sensor

  No multimedia playback   Audio, video

  Simple transitions  No conditional logic

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App Inventor   http://appinventor.mit.edu/   Visual Programming for Android Apps   Features

  Access to Android Sensors  Multimedia output

  Drag and drop web based interface  Designer view – app layout   Blocks view – program logic/control

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Device Setup   Emulator

 Use aiStarter on Windows/Linux

  Live view (run on connected device)  Make sure device is in Debug mode   Install companion app (sideload on Glass)

-  MITAI2Companion.apk

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App Inventor Designer View

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App Inventor Blocks View

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Orientation Demo

  Use Glass orientation sensor

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Resources   Main Developer Website

  https://developers.google.com/glass/

  Glass Apps Developer Site   http://glass-apps.org/glass-developer