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* UCD
The inclusions of functions that are not required by the consumer can lead to :
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increased cost
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increasedcomplexity
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reduce efficiency of use
* Five stages of USD
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Research problem + requirement
>
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list of criteria =
↳
in this stage define problem and establishing the criteria the
, new design needs
Usually undertaken by psychologists, ethnographers and anthropologists
+ focus
group & market research strategies > determine the likely market
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opportunities or challenges
Concept
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↳ dim to create concept that fulfill the needs of user identified in research stage
team of industrial designers,
initial design concept is
typically developed by a
psychologist and engineers
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Design
↳ the concept drawings and models of product should allow factors :
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scale and feel to be accessed
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design modified cheaply and quickly
Implementation
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↳ user testing of the model with a broader range of end users
Undertaken often under psychologists -> monitor the user experience
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Launch
↳
product is introducedgeneral market accompanied by advertising and
to the sales begin
customer feedback in addition to questionnaires designed to gain a wider response
to usability issues and ideas for improvement may be sought
* Inclusive Design
↳ aims to include thoes members of the community who might otherwise be
forgotten during the product design process
pregant
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elderly
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disable
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injured