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Rapid prototyping tools

We use Balsamiq

Students might like . For there is a free of charge alternative for students

...or , which is a free web and app prototyping tool. From 2022, students started to use .

Adobe offers theÌý for prototyping and wireframing.Ìý

, an online wireframing and prototyping tool. Offers a free "Basic"-subscription.

is a collection of resources (tools icons, fake data etc.) for prototyping.

Free trial versions:

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Paper prototypes for mobiles are nicely drawn with this aid:

"POPÌýhelps you to transform your pen + paper ideas into a real working prototype."

"Wireframes & Flowcharts Kit"ÌýÌý

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. Site maps by , diagrammes by .

in this scheme of things.

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Videoprototyping

MoveMe

MasQuest

Sketch-a-MoveÌý

The Real Dropbox

PhonebloksÌý

(note: these are just inspiration and examples, you might want to do your videos completely different)

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by Therese Fessenden published by NN/g July 31, 2022.

Alaqra, A.S., and Pettersson, J.S. (2024) How to Facilitate Interaction in Remote Focus Groups: a Practical Guide. Human Systems Engineering and Design (IHSED 2024), Vol. 158, 187–199.

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Demonstrate Thinking Aloud by Showing Users a Video

"Show a 1-minute demo video to your test participants to teach them how to think aloud in a usability study and give you more useful information."

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Regardless of which prototyping tool / methodÌýyou use, it is good to think through how to get several people to participate in your evaluations, e.g. usabilityÌýtests, of the prototype. Here is a tip from the Nielsen Norman Group:Ìý

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Remote control / Sharing computer screen

Our students (and researchers at KAU) should use Zoom.

But there are many more...

- the All-In-One Software for Remote Support and Online Meetings.

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ESM - Experience Sampling Method by smartphones

We have from previous experiments an Android app and a mobile server to run data collection in the field during several weeks from a large number of test participants. This can be adapted to new thesis works and other experiments

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Open publications within interaction design

See where a lot of reading is for free and the annual fee gives access to all courses.

Best of all are 's newsletter and article database.
For instance, when you found out , you can see a video on how to or read up on how to . And there are many articles on doing usability evaluations as well as results from NN/g's high-quality usability evaluations of most features of webs and apps.

Good thoughts on pilot testing (general also for questionnaires, interviews etc.):

Malmqvist, J., Hellberg, K., Möllås, G., Rose, R., & Shevlin, M. (2019). Conducting the Pilot Study: A Neglected Part of the Research Process? Methodological Findings Supporting the Importance of Piloting in Qualitative Research Studies. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 18, 1–11.