The first chapter of the literature to our first reading seminar provides us with four theoretical approaches of interaction design. This covers a user centered design (UCD), which focuses on the needs and goals of the user, and an activity-centered design (ACD), which focuses on tasks and activities that have to be able to be accomplished. Furthermore there exists system design, which is aiming to control each single component of the system and enables a very analytical way of usage. Finally there is an approach called genius design, which applies for experienced designer, who build up designs on their intuition and longterm experience.
I admit that we are not as experienced in such a way as to enable us to use genuis design. In addition our application should be more fun to use as an system design will provide. So we are ending up with UCD and ACD. I guess UCD fits best to our goals thus we want to fulfill the user's need of information to offered activities.
The second chapter is about research design. This offers different ways and guidelines how to collect data. First of all a hunt statement should be created. This emphasizes the goals of research and gives reasons why research has to be done. As we are admonish to interview our target group an prepared moderator script is a matter of importance. There are many more ways to acquire data, but in this case those are not suitable.
The third chapter briefs how to reduce big data into useful information.
Many ways are shown such as analysis, summation, extrapolation and abstraction. One way to personificate target groups is to create a persona for each. This generalizes each group to a fictious person, whose behaviour and goals conforms to those of the target group. In our case I propose to create two personas: parents and children.
Many ways are shown such as analysis, summation, extrapolation and abstraction. One way to personificate target groups is to create a persona for each. This generalizes each group to a fictious person, whose behaviour and goals conforms to those of the target group. In our case I propose to create two personas: parents and children.
Apparently our end users will be parents, but as they have different needs as children, for instance regarding motivation of using this app, I guess it is the best to relate to them as different target groups. This consequently leads to my question.
Question: As children are too young to answer interview questions or tell us about their needs / goals / motivation, how can we acquire information about them?
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