Paper Prototype: Mindful by Design
Imagine that you could make tech companies change their products in any way you wanted.
Choose one of the apps you’ve thought about in this unit and re-design at least three things about it. These changes should encourage better habits
Your redesign will have three parts:
1) A written explanation outlining three ways you would change the app and why. You can change either the app’s features, defaults or both.(For instance, you could either remove autoplay as a feature, or have it turned off by default.)
2) A paper prototype of the redesigned app.
Paper prototypes are simple design sketches that show you one “screenshot” of an app. The purpose is to show how that part of an app works, so they don’t necessarily have to look good or have a lot of detail. You can use post-its, stickers, markers, construction paper or anything else you want to draw attention to key information.
Here’s an example of paper prototypes that students made about how they would prefer to decide whether or not apps can collect their data:
3) A written explanation of how each modified feature will encourage healthier habits and more mindful use.
Features are the things that an app or device is able to do.
A default is what a media tool does unless you actively choose not to.