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# Alternate Realities
Repository for the code, readings and resources for the Alternate Realities class at NYU AD Spring 2017

### Instructor
Pierre Depaz (pierre.depaz@nyu.edu)


### Meeting Time
Tuesday — 16:05 - 17:20

Thursday — 14:40 - 17:20


### Office
C3-032
### Contact
Pierre Depaz (pierre.depaz@nyu.edu) - C3-032

### Course notes
[https://periode.github.io/alternate-realities/](https://periode.github.io/alternate-realities/)

### Office hours
Wednesday — 13:00 - 18:00
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<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><meta charset="utf8"><title>alternate-realities | user-testing</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="lesson.css"></head><body><header><h2><a href="index.html">alternate-realities</a></h2><h3>user-testing</h3></header><main><div class="lessons-container" id="writing-board"><div class="concept-buttons"><!--button.lesson-btn.concept(concept= index, onclick='switchConcept(' + index + ')')= index + '. '+ val[0]--><!--button.lesson-btn.concept(concept= index, onclick='switchConcept(' + index + ')')= index + '. '+ val[0]--><!--button.lesson-btn.concept(concept= index, onclick='switchConcept(' + index + ')')= index + '. '+ val[0]--><!--button.lesson-btn.concept(concept= index, onclick='switchConcept(' + index + ')')= index + '. '+ val[0]--><!--button.lesson-btn.concept(concept= index, onclick='switchConcept(' + index + ')')= index + '. '+ val[0]--><!--button.lesson-btn.concept(concept= index, onclick='switchConcept(' + index + ')')= index + '. '+ val[0]--><!--button.lesson-btn.concept(concept= index, onclick='switchConcept(' + index + ')')= index + '. '+ val[0]--><!--button.lesson-btn.concept(concept= index, onclick='switchConcept(' + index + ')')= index + '. '+ val[0]--><!--button.lesson-btn.concept(concept= index, onclick='switchConcept(' + index + ')')= index + '. '+ val[0]--></div><div class="concept-group"><h3 class="concept-name">0. today's plan</h3><div class="prep-group"><div class="prep note" concept="0">today's plan</div><div class="prep note" concept="0">look at some of your homework</div><div class="prep note" concept="0">look at pun behaviour</div><div class="prep note" concept="0">talk about user testing</div></div><div class="note-group"></div></div><hr><div class="concept-group"><h3 class="concept-name">1. homework</h3><div class="prep-group"><div class="prep note" concept="1">homework</div><div class="prep note" concept="1">thoughts about working with the vive?</div><div class="prep note" concept="1">how did you approach the homework?</div><div class="prep note" concept="1">what did you understand by interface?</div></div><div class="note-group"><div class="prep note" concept="1"> </div><div class="prep note" concept="1">having something that works
takes a long time...

opened up too many doors

too much to create in too little time or space</div><div class="prep note" concept="1">having a concept &gt; technical thing rather than the other way around</div></div></div><hr><div class="concept-group"><h3 class="concept-name">2. why do we do user-testing?</h3><div class="prep-group"><div class="prep note" concept="2">why do we do user-testing?</div></div><div class="note-group"><div class="prep note" concept="2">you get stuck down one way of thinking, force yourself to think differently
</div><div class="prep note" concept="2">confirm or deny assumptions, you want to check what the user does</div><div class="prep note" concept="2"> `</div><div class="prep note" concept="2">how to adjust to the desire of the users, and a desirable UX</div><div class="prep note" concept="2">disconnect from your project and have a new perspective</div><div class="prep note" concept="2">bugs-finding</div><div class="prep note" concept="2">find out whether or not emergence happens, or build towards it</div></div></div><hr><div class="concept-group"><h3 class="concept-name">3. goals of user-testing</h3><div class="prep-group"><div class="prep note" concept="3">goals of user-testing</div><div class="prep note" concept="3">test possibilities</div><div class="prep note" concept="3">confirm assumptions</div><div class="prep note" concept="3">debugging!</div></div><div class="note-group"></div></div><hr><div class="concept-group"><h3 class="concept-name">4. how do you do user-testing?</h3><div class="prep-group"><div class="prep note" concept="4">how do you do user-testing?</div><div class="prep note" concept="4">and with who?</div></div><div class="note-group"><div class="prep note" concept="4">give to stuff to people blind OR do a particular action</div><div class="prep note" concept="4">choose your audience (experienced vs. fresh perspective)</div><div class="prep note" concept="4"> </div><div class="prep note" concept="4">asking feedback from someone who's professional
and user-testing someone who's not, who's a 'newcomer'</div><div class="prep note" concept="4">record as much data as you can (film, photo, microphone)</div><div class="prep note" concept="4">particular questions, and the phrasing is important (no leading questions)</div><div class="prep note" concept="4">think out loud! identify confusion, emotion</div><div class="prep note" concept="4">ask them to sum up what they thought happened</div></div></div><hr><div class="concept-group"><h3 class="concept-name">5. how to do user-testing</h3><div class="prep-group"><div class="prep note" concept="5">how to do user-testing</div><div class="prep note" concept="5">have a pen and a paper and write all things down</div><div class="prep note" concept="5">pick your users</div><div class="prep note" concept="5">it's better to have multiple tests with few people than the opposite</div><div class="prep note" concept="5">do NOT explain everything right away</div><div class="prep note" concept="5">ask them to think out loud</div><div class="prep note" concept="5">do not guide or interrupt</div><div class="prep note" concept="5">have a set of debrief questions</div></div><div class="note-group"><div class="prep note" concept="5">familiar vs. fresh!</div><div class="prep note" concept="5">have food! have facebook event!</div><div class="prep note" concept="5">overall experience vs. specific experiences</div></div></div><hr><div class="concept-group"><h3 class="concept-name">6. what kind of questions do you ask?</h3><div class="prep-group"><div class="prep note" concept="6">what kind of questions do you ask?</div></div><div class="note-group"></div></div><hr><div class="concept-group"><h3 class="concept-name">7. kinds of questions to ask</h3><div class="prep-group"><div class="prep note" concept="7">kinds of questions to ask</div><div class="prep note" concept="7">never yes/no questions</div><div class="prep note" concept="7">trailing sentences</div><div class="prep note" concept="7">potentialities - &quot;how would you expect X to happen?&quot;</div><div class="prep note" concept="7">users don't always notice things that are good, but very often things that are bad.</div></div><div class="note-group"></div></div><hr><div class="concept-group"><h3 class="concept-name">8. conclusions of user-testing</h3><div class="prep-group"><div class="prep note" concept="8">conclusions of user-testing</div><div class="prep note" concept="8">circle back with the other members of your team, share notes and conclusions.</div><div class="prep note" concept="8">you should always have a specific list of items to work on at the end.</div><div class="prep note" concept="8">you should have some design choices that were confirmed or infirmed</div><div class="prep note" concept="8">you should take what the user said with a grain of salt</div></div><div class="note-group"></div></div><hr></div></main></body></html>

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