{"id":437,"date":"2014-10-27T02:59:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-27T02:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.just4letters.com\/pi\/?p=437"},"modified":"2014-10-27T02:59:47","modified_gmt":"2014-10-27T02:59:47","slug":"prototype-1-team-malm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.just4letters.com\/pi\/?p=437","title":{"rendered":"Prototype #1 \u2014 Team MALM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Concept Recap<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/14NnXBrQN8PbDm771BghtZXIBHhvkeL_bdBnkBrFPHeI\/edit?usp=sharing\">project tin cans<\/a> slides<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prototype<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When we thought about prompts for our tin can phones, we wanted to test a range of prompts:<\/p>\n<p>1. Playful + open ended<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.just4letters.com\/pi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Kid.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.just4letters.com\/pi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Kid-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Kid\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. Playful + instructive<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.just4letters.com\/pi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/playful-inst.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.just4letters.com\/pi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/playful-inst-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"playful-inst\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. Serious + open ended<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.just4letters.com\/pi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-26-at-5.14.54-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.just4letters.com\/pi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-26-at-5.14.54-PM-300x175.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-10-26 at 5.14.54 PM\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.just4letters.com\/pi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-26-at-5.14.54-PM-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/www.just4letters.com\/pi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-26-at-5.14.54-PM.png 649w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4. Serious + instructive<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.just4letters.com\/pi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-26-at-5.14.43-PM-300x175.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-10-26 at 5.14.43 PM\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.just4letters.com\/pi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-26-at-5.14.43-PM-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/www.just4letters.com\/pi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-26-at-5.14.43-PM.png 647w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0Game<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.just4letters.com\/pi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/game.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.just4letters.com\/pi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/game-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"game\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>6. Visual icons<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.just4letters.com\/pi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/visual-icon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.just4letters.com\/pi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/visual-icon-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"visual icon\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We tested different locations in the park, which varied in crowdedness and activity. We tried\u00a0passively placing\u00a0some on benches and actively giving some to people.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TWkU4Gc0F20\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.7;\">Learnings<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No one participated when cans were passively placed \u2014 only when we actively invited people:\n<ul>\n<li>indirect hinting<\/li>\n<li>direct\u00a0invitation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>People did not read the prompts \u2014 they only observed them after the interactions were over<\/li>\n<li>We had to inform people about technique of pulling string taught<\/li>\n<li>Young kids were fascinated because they hadn&#8217;t seen anything\u00a0like this before<\/li>\n<li>Older people found it nostalgic, and multiple said they used to do it when they were kids<\/li>\n<li>Some people liked it, others\u00a0were more disinterested<\/li>\n<li>Of the people that did try it, the majority had positive, engaged reactions<\/li>\n<li>When people were using it, the string instigated\u00a0different interactions itself:\n<ul>\n<li>Some people tripped or walked into it without realizing it was there<\/li>\n<li>Some kids were playful and tried doing limbo with the string<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Each conversation consisted of at least 5 exchanges<\/li>\n<li>People on lawns seemed more open to participating. It was also a better\u00a0environment for the tin cans, since they involve people walking, standing at a distance, and pulling them taught<\/li>\n<li>Conversation topics were very basic introductions:\n<ul>\n<li>What&#8217;s your name?<\/li>\n<li>Where are you from?<\/li>\n<li>Where do you live?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Confusion about who was listening and who should be talking<\/li>\n<li>Some skepticism and surprise when devices worked<\/li>\n<li>When people who used it knew each other, conversations were more engaging and deeper<\/li>\n<li>People watching other people participate garnered interest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Opportunities\u00a0for next prototype\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Creating some kind of stand\/display and\u00a0signage to draw more attention to the prototype<\/li>\n<li>Simpler prompt<\/li>\n<li>2 versions:\n<ul>\n<li>Open-ended platform where any 2 people can talk<\/li>\n<li>Booth where one of us is there, and\u00a0individuals can talk to us, kind of like a live &#8220;Ask Me Anything&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Lowering the barrier to entry: make\u00a0it easier for people to just sit and talk without having to worry about walking, pulling it taught, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Lingering thoughts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What&#8217;s the takeaway? Sometimes, people just want to have someone to talk to. (Old man story)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Concept Recap Check out our project tin cans slides Prototype When we thought about prompts for our tin can phones, we wanted to test a range of prompts: 1. Playful + open ended 2. Playful + instructive 3. 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