Physical computing
Research

Methodologies
Background
Exploratory
Concept
Evaluation

Background
Literature review
Books
Papers
Articles
Conference proceedings
Workshop reports
Competitive analysis, potential market space
Demographics

Exploratory Late
Early Experience clips (give users objects and ask
to film with cameraphones)
Expert interviews Longitudinal interviews (continue follow up
Wake-up interviews (initial conversations contextual interviews)
and interviews with potential users) Bodystorming (physical brainstorming with
Self-ethnography / Auto-ethnography acting and artefacts)
‘Real world’ enactments (digitally wired
houses like Big Brother)
Mid
Interviews
Personas (should be based on real people)
Field Ethnography (observation in context)
Digital ethnography (camera surveys, obser-
vation done digitally, cameras, microphones
etc.)
Photo ethnography (cameras for participants,
to record life)
Shadow studies (live in with families or
groups)
Focus groups

Concept
Brainstorming
Performance and improvisation
Prototyping
Paper prototyping
Evidencing
Cognitive walkthroughs
Storyboards/Scenarios
Task analysis
Cultural probes / Technology probes

Evaluation
Heuristic analysis
Usability testing
Prototype trials

Background

Literature review

Search

Ubicomp
Ubiquitous computing
Everyware
Pervasive computing
Wearables
Wearable computing
Affective computing
Ambient computing
Ambient findability
Thoughtless acts
Continuous computing
Augmented reality
Embodied interaction
Physical computing
Tangible computing
Networked objects
Smart objects
Internet of things
Spimes
Blogjects
Smart mobs
Social computing
Search Computer supported collaborative work (CSCW)
Rapid prototyping
Fablab

Ubicomp
Ubiquitous computing
Everyware
Pervasive computing
Wearables
Wearable computing
Affective computing Play
Ambient computing Learning
Ambient findability Kids
Thoughtless acts Disability
Continuous computing Accessibility
Augmented reality Elderly
Embodied interaction + Urban
Physical computing Art
Tangible computing Textiles
Networked objects Furniture
Smart objects Music
Internet of things Sound
Spimes ... etc.
Blogjects
Smart mobs
Social computing
Search Computer supported collaborative work (CSCW)
Rapid prototyping
Fablab

Search

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Search

Search

Weblogs

Exploratory

Self-ethnography

Cultural probes

Cultural probes

Cultural probes

Cultural probes

Cultural probes

Cultural probes

Technology probes

Experience clips

User research and ethnography

User research and ethnography

Concept

Bodystorming

Critical design

Critical design

Evidencing

Comparative scenarios

Experience scenarios

Scenarios / diagramming

Scenarios / comics

Cognitive walkthrough

Paper prototyping

Paper prototyping

Paper prototyping

Paper prototyping

Prototyping in Excel

Rapid prototyping

Sketching with hardware

Junk prototyping

Junk prototyping

Experience prototyping

Experience prototyping

Experience prototyping

Experience prototyping

Experience prototyping

Experience prototyping

Going forward...
Research presentation
Books, papers, projects, methods, experts, users
Method plan
Research - identifying user needs, goals
Concept - design, development and prototyping
Evaluation - user testing, analysis
Concept presentation
Sketches, scenarios, prototypes, user-research