On 1/23/08, squall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm currently starting a master's thesis work on a experimental GUI model for > mobile phones, > > What programming language would be most convenient? The GUI is supposed to > offer icon based navigation (very traditional mobile style like SE or > Symbian Nokia), but no other applications (ie "dead ends" on UI nodes).
You are going to test on an actual device? If possible, you should - interaction will be different when people have the device in their hands as opposed to on a computer. Also, are you making any changes or assumptions regarding the input mechanisms? Assuming that as a student you have a very limited time and money budget and hence want to test on a device but aren't making physical changes to the device, what I recommend is finding a device that meets your needs (touch screen? 4 way rocker?), then find a language to fit. Flash Lite is nice but very limited: it's a small sandbox on the device. If this is what you need, and you know a little Flash already, then go for it. Python is supposed to be pretty easy. Also consider the Neo1973 http://openmoko.org/ - designed for hackability. > How do I decide the relevant user "types", or Personas (perhaps around five > would be good)? I imagine there would be some studies on this already, > preferrably for mobile phones directly or otherwise for computer users > (hopefully somewhat similar). Um. What market would your new UI be aimed at? Just to give you an idea of implications, Nokia recently published personas for emerging markets: http://www.nokia.com/press/entrylaunch -- Barbara Ballard [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1-785-838-3003 ________________________________________________________________ *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
