Hi, I haven't had the chance to play with the dramaturgical reading idea in depth yet, but will definitely post when I do. It's a recent train of thought. Here's a link to a slideshow I uploaded that has a little more detail about what I was thinking/getting at though its still the high level ideas. (the "embodied" character being the concept of doing dramaturgical reading) http://www.slideshare.net/treygd/workplace-theatre
Your other comment about improv is definitely a fantastic next logical thought, but why not even the design team participate/run the exercises! Not that actors aren't great :) But the best experience you'll get from it is getting up on your feet and doing it yourself. I have actually done some playing around with some improv exercises for character development (can share more about exactly what kind if you want) and they have proved helpful. Traci Lepore Graphic Designer [email protected] 617-821-2156 > To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 19:03:21 +0000 > Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Persona scope > > >From my experience they need to be specific. Otherwise you fall into > the 'Elastic User' issue that Cooper points out in 'Inmates Are > Running The Asylum.' That is everyone 'knows' the general user, > and this general user just happens to fit into his/her own > perspective of the solution. Which leads to the team arguing for > functionality based on what they want to see. Specific personas help > clear this issue up. > > Tracy - I am very intrigued by your 'dramaturgical readings' > scenario. Please do post details/results if you are able to conduct a > session like that. > > Along those lines I do wonder if it would be of any value getting > actors to run through improv type scenarios based on user personas. > Just to see it performed by skilled actors with an outside > perspective. Might be cool for the project team to watch and reflect > afterwards. > > In case anyone was interested, here is a nice link with a bunch of > persona related articles: > http://www.informationdesign.org/archives/cat_personas.php > > > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > Posted from the new ixda.org > http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=42485 > > > ________________________________________________________________ > 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 ________________________________________________________________ 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
