Parallel prototyping leads to better design results, more divergence, and increased self-efficacy

ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Dow, Steven P ^a   Glassco, Alana ^b   Kass, Jonathan ^b   Schwarz, Melissa ^b   Schwartz, Daniel L ^b   Klemmer, Scott R ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparison; Critique; Design; Divergence; Exploration; Feedback; Iteration; Juxtaposition; Prototyping; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

COMPARISON; CRITIQUE; DIVERGENCE; EXPLORATION; ITERATION; JUXTAPOSITION; PROTOTYPING; SELF EFFICACY;

ITERATIVE METHODS;

DESIGN;

EID: 78650740726     PISSN: 10730516     EISSN: 15577325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/1879831.1879836     Document Type: Article

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