Enhancing user experience design with an integrated storytelling method

Qiong Peng, Jean Bernard Matterns

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    Abstract

    Storytelling has been known as a service design method and been used broadly not only in service design but also in the context of user experience design. However, practitioners cannot yet fully appreciate the benefits of storytelling, and often confuse storytelling with storyboarding and scenarios. The digital storytelling emerged in recent years mostly focused on digital and interactive technology for new expression of stories as a tool, not pay much attention to improve user experience from the story and storytelling itself. This paper provides an integrated storytelling method consisting of three parts: Constructing Story-Inspiring Images-Visually Storytelling. Constructing Story is based on two principles to construct a story focusing on user’s needs conflict. Inspiring Images means using a set of frames to express the story based on the techniques of film to express more details about emotion and value. Visually Storytelling means visualize the story in sketching or photo storyboard. The aim is to promote discussion and communication to share insights and concepts during the whole storytelling process at the early stage of the design to enhance user experience design. The research grounds on a literature study and exemplary application of the support. This method is also a quick start for a storytelling tool design.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationDesign, User Experience, and Usability: Design Thinking and Methods
    Subtitle of host publication5th International Conference, DUXU 2016, Held as Part of HCI International 2016, Toronto, Canada, July 17–22, 2016, Proceedings, Part I
    EditorsA. Marcus
    Place of PublicationDordrecht
    PublisherSpringer
    Pages114-123
    Number of pages10
    ISBN (Electronic)978-3-319-40409-7
    ISBN (Print)978-3-319-40408-0
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2016
    Event5th International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability, DUXU 2016 Held as Part of 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2016 - Toronto, Canada
    Duration: 17 Jul 201622 Jul 2016

    Publication series

    NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
    Volume9746
    ISSN (Print)0302-9743
    ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

    Conference

    Conference5th International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability, DUXU 2016 Held as Part of 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2016
    Country/TerritoryCanada
    CityToronto
    Period17/07/1622/07/16

    Keywords

    • Conflicts
    • Storytelling
    • User experience

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