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Session Spotlight: Unconference
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UXPA 2013 Student Design JAM!
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Presenter:
Ben Salinas; Designer/Engineer, Involution Studios; USA
Title:
The Art of Rapid Prototyping - Specific Techniques for How to Design Faster with Interactive Prototypes
Day/Date:
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Time:
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Location:
Fairchild
Session Type:
60 Minute Presentation
Description:
With today's highly interactive software, designing on paper is not enough. Without being able to play with the interface, you can't really know how it will work. Rather than putting this off to the development phase or an explicit prototyping phase, start prototyping while designing. Learn how to build quick prototypes to answer specific design questions.
Audience:
General
Track:
Design
Biography:
Ben Salinas, an engineer and designer at Involution Studios, is on a quest to blur the line between designing and building. He has designed and developed software systems for 3M, the U.S. Air Force Research Lab, and other multi-national corporations. When not building software, he designs, prototypes, and builds coffee equipment for high end coffee shops.
Key Words:
rapid prototyping, programming, prototyping while designing