On 8/11/07 11:08 AM, "Andrei Herasimchuk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> First of all, higher fidelity isn't just "almost always better," it > *is* always better. That's a key point, imho. It isn't better *when* (not *if*) it introduces noise, which is anything other than signal. If the user could look at your prototype and waste your time complaining about your *stylistic* colour choices when you are trying to test the *usability* of the functionality, then you are not in a better place. When the user gets nit picky about apostrophes and spelling and grammar of your filler content, then you'd be wishing you simply stuck with Lorem Ipsum ... which is *lower* fidelity than real content. If you are testing the shopping cart functionality, and the user starts gabbing on how they can get the same item for $2 cheaper elsewhere, then you'd be wishing you simply used "obviously fake" prices like "$9999.99" (which, again, is lower fidelity). In your prototypes, do you put as much attention in these other aspects as you do with making your prototypes "pixel perfect"? If you were prototyping a newspaper website, for example, would you update your prototype throughout the day such that the current news is presented (with all the potential distractions that implies), or do you use a content snapshot of old news, or do you use lorem ipsum? e. ________________________________________________________________ *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
