Fluid UX Walkthrough: documentation restructuring and review.

[Paul Zablosky]

Hello everyone,
    Before starting on our renovation of the UX Walkthrough pages in the 
wiki, Jonathan and I reviewed the existing content.  At the time it was 
written, there was a lot of emphasis on how walkthroughs were being done 
in the Fluid project, and the associated benefits to Fluid 
deliverables.  There is also material on how heuristic evaluations and 
cognitive walkthroughs can be combined and performed in the same pass. 

To make the material more approachable to people outside the Fluid 
project, we have decided to partition the content so that each technique 
is discussed separately, and not recommend the combined approach.  We 
also intend to remove some of the text that focuses on Fluid goals, 
intentions, and activities, since these aren't properly part of a 
toolkit or handbook.  Reference to Fluid examples which add to 
understanding  will of course remain.

I think what I'm suggesting is consistent with what is intended for the 
whole Design Handbook.  I'm bringing it up because it is somewhat of a 
change from what is now there, and we'd like to know if anyone has 
concerns about our approach.  Please let us know (Jonathan and me) if 
you have any reservations, concerns, or suggestions.

Thanks,
Paul
   

Jonathan Hung wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> Work is commencing on the UX Walkthrough documents on the wiki
> (http://wiki.fluidproject.org/display/fluid/User+Experience+Walkthroughs).
> Specifically Paul Zablosky and I will be re-examining these documents
> and reorganizing them to be more approachable by individuals/groups
> who are task-oriented.
>
> For the most part, all the content will remain the same, but
> restructured into appropriate child pages for easier navigation, and
> new text to help guide users who are looking to execute their own UX
> evaluation.
>
> This task is filed under FLUID-2196.
>
> It will probably take a few iterations before we settle on something
> satisfactory, so in the meantime, make sure to wear hardhats and
> regulation-approved footwear when treading through those pages. ;-)
>
> If you have time to help with this, feel free to contact either Paul
> or I for details.
>
> - Jonathan.
>
> ---
> Jonathan Hung / jhung.utoronto at gmail.com
> Fluid Project - ATRC at University of Toronto
> Tel: (416) 946-3002
>