Behavioral prototyping — How can we test complex behavior of a product without really implementing it

This week in “Mastering Prototyping Techniques”, we further embraced a new technique of prototyping — behavioral prototyping. This technique aims to allow…

How can I pitch that? — Video prototype of Zombies, Run!

In this episode of “Mastering Prototyping Techniques”, we faced the challenge of how to effectively pitch an idea to stakeholders. We learned that a short video was a great way to pitch a product or idea to others. After learning…

Procery — Interactive Mockup

This week, I continued working on the Procery concept I developed last week. Procery is an application that helps users to efficiently purchase grocery by providing in-store navigation based on users’ grocery list. In this week, I further developed Procery by creating an…

Freedom Bird — A Laser Cutting Creation

In the third episode of “Mastering Prototyping Techniques”, we came across another prototyping technique — laser cutting. With showcasing our ability of laser cutting in mind, we were tasked with creating an object of our own idea using laser cutter. Having…

Gratitude Tracker — A Paper Prototype

In the first episode of “Mastering Prototyping Techniques”, I got my hand dirty with developing a concept for an app that could be used in mobile phone and smart watch. I then created paper prototypes and test it out on real users.

Finale — Gratitude Pin Concept

As expected, the “Mastering Prototyping Techniques” has come to an end. It has been an engaging 10 weeks…

Reflection — Looking Back, Moving Forward and Beyond

Learning

By taking HCDE 451, I have developed the awareness of rapid prototyping. The word rapid prototyping used to be a buzzword that I had no idea what it meant; however, after taking this class, I knew…

Pro-cery (shop like a pro)! — Wireframe Prototype

It is said that time flies by when you are having fun. We are now at the last 3 episodes of the “Mastering Prototyping Techniques” series. In this episode, we were taken into the digital world and reminded of the prototyping techniques in the…

Iphone Amplifier — 3D Model Prototype

In this week’s “Mastering Prototyping Techniques”, we looked into using 3D modeling as a technique in rapidly building a prototype. Being previously familiar with 3D modeling, I found this to be particularly joyful and interesting.