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* A possible one: gulf of execution (http://cyborganthropology.com/UX_Glossary#Gulf_of_Execution) | * A possible one: gulf of execution ([http://cyborganthropology.com/UX_Glossary#Gulf_of_Execution Info]) | ||
* How to reduce it? | * How to reduce it? | ||
Revision as of 14:44, 16 May 2012
Methodology
- current vision, ideas, concepts and terminology: are we thinking the same thing when we say a term?
- identify user scenarios, what do you want to do, why and in what situation
in the machine (example: being at work on a document while discussing about it simultaneously on email, chat and audio call)
- what in current suituation of things matches with this?
- what doesn't?
- Try to answer the problem without looking at other
answers.. "because it works on OSX" or even "because it works on Plasma Desktop" are not valid answers ;)
- Wwhy the solution of other system does work/why it
doesn't work?
- Collect high level points of intent, like
- natural feeling ui
- few user interruptions
- settings always correct for what i'm doing now
- right level of mono/multitasking in different situations (complete
dedication to a task vs listening mucic/glancing over news items while working)
- ...
- Collect user scenarions, like
- working on a document while talking about it
- doing a presentation
- doing a call
- ...
- what are possible sub tasks, more detailed (note: still nothing to do with
implementation) of those points we collected?
Tasks examples
Organic ui
- transitions
- realistic light effects
- ...
Efficience in doing tasks
- think in steps required to do a task, not just in "launching
applications" (that is just an aspect of it)
- what is and what should be the boundary between what is an app and what
is the workspace
- generic "information flow" of everything that i see on the screen (so
yes, include applications switching, not limited to it)
Activities
- what are the scenarios and the problem they are designed to solve
- what are the ui-wise problems in them right now?
- A possible one: gulf of execution (Info)
- How to reduce it?
Hardware integration
- when to turn on/off bluetooth, audio level, camera?
- what to do if i attach a screen? a beamer?
- what to do if i disconnect to office wifi and connect to home wifi?
- ...
Others
Planning for implementation
- Write an updated version of what is now "ways of the plasma", ui
guidelines etc
- identify where the work has to be done for an abstract task item:
bluedevil? libplasma? qml components? tasks applet?
- actual coding/documenting/coding tasks up for grab ;)