Fluid UX Walkthrough: documentation restructuring and review.

[Daphne Ogle]

I think this sounds right.  The one aspect I'm not sure about is  
seperating out the Heuristics from the cognitive walkthroughs.  I  
hadn't looked at these in quite some time and it looks like the change  
has already been made so I'm not sure what it looked like before.  As  
I recall, we did some good work to combine these 2 activities in a way  
we thought would allow users to get a lot out of them efficiently.

-Daphne


On Feb 4, 2009, at 2:08 PM, Paul Zablosky wrote:

> 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
>>
>
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Daphne Ogle
Senior Interaction Designer
University of California, Berkeley
Educational Technology Services
daphne at media.berkeley.edu
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