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Prototyping Definition

Prototypes are experimental and incomplete designs which are cheaply and quickly developed. Prototyping is an integral part of a user-centred design and the usability engineering lifecycle, as it allows designers to test their ideas with users and get feedback (Bell, 2005). In the business environment, prototyping is the iterative process of building a model of a product as part of the analysis phase of the product development lifecycle (McClendon et al., 1999).

Prototyping Description

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Prototyping References

  • Bell. (2005) Prototyping Human Computer Interaction, Bell College.
  • Cordella, L. P., De Stefano, C. and Fontanella, F. (2007) Evolutionary prototyping for handwriting recognition, International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 21 (1), pp. 157-178.
  • Kou, X. Y. and Tan, S. T. (2006) Data structure and algorithms for virtual prototyping of heterogeneous objects, Computer-Aided Design and Applications Vol. 3 (1-4), pp. 59-67.
  • McClendon, C. M., Regot, L. and Akers, G. (1999) What is Prototyping? Information Systems: College of Business Administration, University of Missouri-St Louis.

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