A talk from the Creator Track at AWE USA 2019 - the World's #1 XR Conference & Expo in Santa Clara, California May 29-31, 2019.
Google: Rapid Prototyping for AR
Austin McCasland | Google
Diane Wang | Google
With many unknowns and opportunities in AR, rapid prototyping has been critical to understand and define what makes immersive experiences valuable and usable. This talk will take a peek into how we approach rapidly designing and building prototypes for AR applications.
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4. Today...
What is and for AR?
What does our team use to quickly make effective
prototypes
An overview of for prototyping in the context of a
product
for making awesome AR prototypes fast
7. What is a prototype’s job?
● Get everyone on the same page about a design
● Test out new interaction and visual design techniques
● Create a tool for research to use before investing in a feature
● Technical proof of concepts
● Help elevate a feature or product proposal for stakeholders (Product teams,
Investors, Engineers)
16. How our team uses rapid prototyping to create awesome AR features.
17. Here’s what our process looks like
1. Brainstorm (Where are there AR opportunities?)
2. Decide (Why is this be better in AR?)
3. Sketch
4. Physical Testing (if possible)
5. Begin design and development
6. Test early and often
7. Polish and think about supporting functionality
22. Design mocks & tech
investigations here
Begin design & development
23. Design mocks & tech
investigations here
Test early and often
24. Design mocks & tech
investigations here
Polish and supporting functionality
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26. Common visuals
are key to
collaboration.
Spatial computing requires a
tricky-to-master vocabulary, so it’s
good to get everyone looking at a
common visual.
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27. Hit the ground,
even if you’re
not running.
It’s better to just start making things
than to deliberate over every detail.
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28. Lo-fi is great,
but there’s a
limit.
Never start in high-fidelity, but
recognize when it’s time to upgrade.
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29. Having a design
framework is a
speed multiplier.
Sticker sheets make creating
believable prototypes a quick and
easy design task.
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