Designing a GPS Mobile Tour—A Lesson in User-Centered Design
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This case presents the design of a GPS (Global Positioning Satellite) guided smartphone tour. The tour was a redesign of an assignment for an introductory Physical Science course in which students take a guided tour of a local canyon. The app is downloaded to students’ personal devices and provides a guided tour. I am giving special attention to how the user’s experience is shaped by the environment, technology and social context which surrounds the tour.
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