Mayhem: Design Process

Learning to program requires a large learning curve. People have tried solving this problem before using visual programming languages, dragging blocks on the screen and connecting them with lines. But none of these languages have really caught on. With Mayhem, we needed to create an interface that would be easy for people of all backgrounds to understand and use.

Value Sensitive Design Report
Initial conceptual investigation and overview of human values impacted by the system.
Contextual Inquiry
Interviews with key target users to gain insight on what practices and components are most important to them.
Task Analysis & Design Sketches
Development of representative tasks and first design concepts.
Video Prototype Report
Brief report on the process of creating a video prototype.
Low-Fidelity Prototype & User Testing
Results of usability testing with a paper prototype; interface revisions.
Interactive Prototype Report
Report detailing the development of the interactive prototype.