Personas and Scenarios

The focus over the past week has been on how people interoperate information. For example, we discussed ways in which users access any given web site. This can be done randomly, where the user can jump in at any random point on the site. Or there is linear access, where users follow a path to their destination on the web. The third is nonlinear access, which allows for many different paths through the information space. Knowing this is useful because it helps us better understand the different ways information can be structured. It should be considered which method of access would best suit the target audience of the Neighborhood Health Services web site. We also learned how to create effective personas and scenarios, which is our next assignment.

As far as our group work is concerned, we have been working on our Client and Audience Analysis. We broke the assignment down into five sections and then compiled them together. I completed the section on research methods, interview questions, and materials gathered. We have spoken to our new client and the project is still a go. Also, we are sticking with our initial plans as closely as possible to avoid discrepancies in previous vs. upcoming assignments.