This is what sticks in my mind, as well. While I'm not about to abandon personas entirely, I've skipped instead to an "idealized user," which is an interpretation of the average person under the following stressors:
1. Limited time 2. Background distraction 3. Partial knowledge With the following human (or simian) traits: 1. Likes to forage 2. Needs affirmation 3. Learns best by example Often, many extended use cases and personae can be replaced by this user archetype. --- Robert Barlow-Busch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There's a real tension between the value of "character", created by > the > format of a persona -- and the "cuteness" of that very format. http://technical-writing.dionysius.com/ technical writing | consulting | development ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better pen pal. Text or chat with friends inside Yahoo! Mail. See how. http://overview.mail.yahoo.com/ ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
