Using Sci-Fi to brainstorm UX
23 April 2014
A talk
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What I’m
going to
present today.
Who is
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The talk
Discussion
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Who is
Spotless.
Source: Calculated bravery
Source: NASA
Source: NASA
Source: Tickld
Source: IMDB
Source: Minority Report
Source: Khan Academy
Source: Minority Report
Source: The Next Web
Source: Microsoft
Source: Guru 3d
Source: Total Recall (1990)
Source: Total Recall (2012)
Source: Total Recall (2012)
Source: Total Recall (2012)
Source: Memory Alpha
Source: Memory Alpha
Source: Motorola
Source: Memory Alpha
Source: Samsung
Source: Memory Alpha
Source: Memory Alpha
Source: Memory Alpha
Source: Memory Alpha
Source: Memory Alpha
Source: Memory Alpha
Source: Microsoft
Source: Microsoft
Source: Memory Alpha
How did they think
about design?
Source: Memory Alpha
Source: Memory Alpha
Source: Memory Alpha
Source: Memory Alpha
Source: IBM
Source: iMore
Source: Memory Alpha
Source: Google
Source: Futurama
Source: Google
Source: Kotaku
Where next?
Source: Memory Alpha
Source: Memory Alpha
Star Trek: The Next Generation
178 episodes @ 50 minutes each
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
176 episodes @ 50 minutes each
Star Trek: Voyager
172 episodes @ 50 minutes each
6 days 4 hours 15 minutes
6 days 3 hours 20 minutes
6 days 2 hours 25 minutes
2 weeks 4 days 10 hours
(without sleep)
3 weeks 3 days 10 hours
(with sleep)
Source: Memory Alpha
Remember the future
Design for superheroes
Source: @Loki_Lego
Act out the design
• Functionality vs aesthetics
• Find your inspiration
• Think laterally
• Plan ahead by looking back
• Choose your actors
• Act it out
Source: Batman Wikia
Source: Heckyeahreactiongifs
Thank you
Contact:
Oliver.shreeve@spotless.co.uk
Ben.logan@spotless.co.uk

HCID2014: Using Sci-Fi to brainstorm ux. Oliver Shreeve, Spotless.