A moderator tells the test person to use the paper prototype like a traditional application and to handle certain tasks. Another person involved in the process of creating the prototype plays the human computer and responds to the user's interaction and input by moving or exchanging the interaction elements.
The moderator takes on an observational role as the test progresses. By means of a series of photos of the individual processes, a stop-motion film can be created.
Scissors, paper or printed and cut out interaction and GUI elements
To create a paper prototype, all the necessary graphical (operating) elements of the application to be tested are printed or drawn. With the aid of the cut-out GUI elements, the individual states are compiled and manually animated during the test with the test person. Based on the individual GUI components, it is now possible to test different design and interaction options as well as several usage scenarios.
As part of the bachelor project Brain Pad by Tino Söffing and Marcel Ottmann at the HfG Gmünd SS2009. Investigation of various interaction possibilities for a large multi-touch interface, which can also be operated with a pen and a keyboard. For multitouch, the paper prototyping was particularly suitable because the interaction is relatively similar and can be quickly tested with different gestures and sizes of controls.
Teamwork (at least 3 people needed)
