n this paper we introduce the notion of techsona, as a possible counterpart design instrument to personas. We use a case study to illustrate a design process where techsonas help pinpoint technological ideas and alternatives and analyze these systematically. While a persona captures “imagine a user…”, a scenario “imagine a situation…” the techsona gives the missing piece of “imagine a technology…” We show how a recently developed activity theoretical model can serve both as a framing for techsonas and as an analytical interface between personas and techsonas. The paper discusses the potentials and problems of the techsona and concludes that the techsona truly helps with a missing piece in persona and scenario-based design
Original language
English
Title of host publication
Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2013 : 14th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, September 2-6, 2013, Proceedings, Part IV
Editors
Paula Kotzé, Gary Marsden , Gitte Lindgaard, Janet Wesson, Marco Winckler
IFIP TC13 Conference on Human-Computer Interaction - Cape Town International Conference Centre, Cape Town, South Africa Duration: 2 Sept 2013 → 6 Sept 2013 Conference number: 14
Conference
Conference
IFIP TC13 Conference on Human-Computer Interaction
