Bill Verplank’s IxD process

1. Bill Verplank’s IxD process
2024-03-27
SWCON312 Game Interactive Technology
Reference & Figure Credit : COS 436, Fall 2008: Home page. (n.d.). https://www.cs.princeton.edu/courses/archive/fall08/cos436/ & : Verplank, Bill. "Interaction design sketchbook." online publication (2009)

2. Motivation
• Idea: the thing you want to achieve

3. Motivation
• Error: the problem that the idea aims to solve

4. Meaning
• What is the interaction metaphor of your own interaction technique

5. Meaning
• Describe scenarios and use cases of your technique.

6. Mode
• Describe a conceptual model for your design
Conceptual Model: It refers to any model describing a generalized process and the abstractions of things in
the real world. The primary objective of conceptual models is to convey the fundamental principles and basic
functionality of the system.

7. Mode
• Clarify the tasks of users for the interaction technique in scenarios.

8. Mapping
• Specify the modality and stimuli required for your technique.

9. Mapping
• Specify the actions required to perform the tasks.