Fictional characters in participatory design sessions: Introducing the "design alter egos" technique

Interacting with Computers

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 165-175

  Triantafyllakos, George ^a   Palaigeorgiou, George ^b   Tsoukalas, Ioannis A ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF KAVALA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Collaborative software design; Design alter egos; Design in imaginary landscapes; Fictional characters; Participatory design; Student centered design

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; GROUPWARE; STUDENTS;

COLLABORATIVE DESIGN; COLLABORATIVE DESIGN SESSIONS; COLLABORATIVE SOFTWARE DESIGN; DESIGN ALTER EGOS; EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE; FICTIONAL CHARACTERS; PARTICIPATORY DESIGN; UNIVERSITY STUDENTS;

SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EID: 77649234646     PISSN: 09535438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intcom.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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