[IxDA Discuss] U-testing paper prototype Forms

[Adrian Howard]

On 7 Jun 2006, at 19:36, Katie Albers wrote:
[snip]
> I have found over the years that the more "finished" something
> appears to be, the less likely the test participants are to give you
> useful critiques as they go along. Also, the minute anything is on a
> computer screen, people seem to attribute to it "finished-ness".
> Because these factors, I am a huge proponent of paper prototyping. I
> actually like to draw it out with pencil, to add to the feeling that
> the prototype is changeable.
[snip]

That's been my experience too.

It's also much easier to tweak and fiddle with sketches and post-it  
notes during a session if people have bright ideas.

Adrian