Browsing by Author "van der Voort, M. C."

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    The Procedure Usability Game: A Participatory Game for the Development of Complex Medical Procedures & Products
    (Cranfield University Press, 2009-03-31) Garde, J. A.; van der Voort, M. C.; Rajkumar Roy; Essam Shehab
    When product designers develop advanced medical appliances, they have to deal with medical treatment procedures. If treatment procedures are ignored by designers, final products might conflicts with the hospital practice. Therefore, the development of procedures and product requirements should take place before or parallel with appliance design. However, the development can only be realized when access to the knowledge of users of the appliances is available. This paper discusses the application of a participatory design game to facilitate the participation of users in the development of a treatment procedure including appliances. The game has proven its usefulness in a case study.
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    Supporting Scenario-Based Product Design: the First Proposal for a Scenario Generation Support Tool
    (Cranfield University Press, 2009-03-31) Anggreeni, I.; van der Voort, M. C.; Rajkumar Roy; Essam Shehab
    Using concrete stories about product or technology use, or ‘scenarios’, is a promising design approach. Nevertheless, design practices face uncertainties especially in the activities of identifying, creating and selecting scenarios. Based on a workshop series at a design company, specific problem areas in its scenario practice have been identified. Support is required in: (1) documentation of design information and creation of scenarios from the information, (2) identification and selection of the scenarios for specific purposes, (3) concept evaluation using scenarios and (4) communication of scenarios to stakeholders. This paper proposes a functionality of the scenario generation support tool that addresses the requirements.