Barbara Ballard wrote: > > You are going to test on an actual device? If possible, you should - > interaction will be different when people have the device in their > hands as opposed to on a computer. Also, are you making any changes or > assumptions regarding the input mechanisms? >
Yes, currenty the idea is to test on the actual phone. On the other hand an advantage with a simulation on a computer would be that I could conduct tests via web (tracking user results) without me actually having to be there in person - thus increasing the number of tests I could conduct. But, like you, I'm worried that this would affect test results, especially for inexperienced users. Input mechanisms are not considered in this thesis, it only covers the GUI model. > Flash Lite is nice but very limited: it's a small sandbox on the > device. If this is what you need, and you know a little Flash already, > then go for it. Python is supposed to be pretty easy. Also consider > the Neo1973 http://openmoko.org/ - designed for hackability. > Basically, my needs are very small: just simple navigation in the GUI i build, and tracking of the user "movement" to see possible dead ends or misunderstandings. No other applications are to be coded. > Um. What market would your new UI be aimed at? Just to give you an > idea of implications, Nokia recently published personas for emerging > markets: http://www.nokia.com/press/entrylaunch > The GUI would be aimed at a western, mature market (like western europe or USA). Without going into much unnecessary details, I'm to develop a user-adaptable GUI that's easy to use for the technically uninterested - but still offers all the options for the more advanced. Because of this, I'm looking to create personas (or maybe some sort of user groups) with a wide range of different technical background. For example: an old grandmother who only wants to call and reply, a nine year old kid who likes music and games, a teenage computer fan etc. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Master%27s-thesis%3A-Mobile-phone-GUI-model-tp15039118p15045579.html Sent from the ixda.org - discussion list mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
