1. What are the benefits of using video for prototyping?
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2. “...interaction design is first and foremost the design of
behavior that occurs over time”
-Alan Cooper et. al,About Face 3
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6. Video is an useful tool for designers who have to quickly represent design concepts
that often involve complex relationships or require a high level of technology. It’s
fast, cheap, easy to share and allows lots of space for faking it.
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7. Anatomy of a Hollywood blockbuster
ACT 1 - 0-30 min
Beginning of the film.
Set up characters and
environment. Where is
the story going to take
place and who are the
players?
Set up problem/
conflict in the story.
Whereas ACT I
introduces the
setting, ACT II deals
with the problem
that has arisen.
Rising action,
problem gets
worse, characters
struggle to solve
problem.
Turning point.
problem becomes
something different
from expected, the
story takes an
unexpected turn.
Event turn for
the worse for the
characters.
The situation becomes
the most difficult, the
characters are faced
with impossible odds
and everything seems to
be against them.
Falling action/resolution.
Heroes conquer problem
at great risk and drama.
The story is resolved.
ACT II - 30-90 min ACT III - 90-120 min
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8. ACT 1 - 0-20 sec
Beginning of the film.
Set up background and
context.
Set up problem/
mission to solve
with the concept.
Rising action,
explain the what
was actually done
step by step.
Transititon from
explaining
into showing interaction
with the invention.
Usually execution
and interaction is
a huge success
on many levels
Transition from showing
use of the object into
bragging about project goals
met.
Falling action/resolution.
Display of statistics.
Summary of awesomeness.
Case closed.
ACT II - 20-50 sec ACT III - 50-90 sec
Anatomy of a biased case study
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20. Your product:
A fantastic device that enables people to transfer physical items “wireless” to
eachother.
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21. The process:
1. Plan the shoot
2. Set-up shoot
3. Shoot the scenario
4. Edit using Adobe Premiere
5. Presentation/Feedback on Friday
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22. Plan the shoot
1. Consider what interactions are important and how to visualize them
2. Consider required actions per shot: gestures, expressions, person-person
interaction, devices used
3. Create a storyboard of all key shots
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23. Set-up shoot
1. Build devices (or use stuff that might fit)
2. Get to location and prepare the scene
3. Adjust lighting if needed
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24. Shoot!
1. Check each shot for technical errors
2. Take several shots of important scenes, you can
never have too much material when editing..
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25. Evaluate and edit
1. Watch all shots and take notes, what are the highlights, any errors?
Perhaps you need to retake a shot or two
2. Import the footage into Adobe Premiere
3. Have fun!!
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