Tell me what you want Janet C Read

Funky monkey in the tree I like it when you talk to me Benjamin Zephaniah - Friends

Objectives Describe ways in which requirements can be gathered from users Describe ways in which these need to be adapted for children

The Design Process Preece, et al. - four stages of design Identifying needs and establishing requirements Developing alternative designs Building interactive versions of the designs Evaluating designs

Needs Analysis Booths UNA –User characteristics –Environment –User Goals (Followed by Task Analysis)

Gathering Requirements Functional Requirements Data Requirements Environmental Requirements User Requirements Usability Requirements

User Requirements Our needs then children’s wants Children’s needs then our wants

Ideas? adultschildren

Talking / Listening ‘What would you like to be able to do with this software?’ ‘Dunno’ ‘So, what would you have on the web site?’ ‘A video of the whole school’

i.e. The adult needs to be interested, informal and inclusive, He needs to encourage, enable, and embrace the child

The Three Rs Ratios Rules Roles

Ratios for talking Okay Not ideal Okay-ish Bad

Rules Observation (saving this till later) Interviews Questionnaires Focus Groups

Roles FBI Adultdescribesfisheswaits Childconfirmsrespondsoffers

Activity Group AA school web site7 / 8 Group BA simple calculator5 Group CA mobile phone7 / 8 Group DA painting package5 Group EA talking toy5