Saturday, February 10, 2007

A helpful list that defines words pertaining to important steps in the making of a board game.

Affinity Diagram:
The affinity diagram organizes a large number of ideas into their natural
relationships. This method taps a team’s creativity and intuition. It was created in the 1960s by Japanese anthropologist Jiro
Kawakita.
http://www.asq.org/learn-about-quality/idea-creation-tools/overview/affinity.html

Persona: is an archetypal user that represents the needs of a person, in terms of their goals. The persona acts as a 'stand in' for a real user and helps guide decisions about functionality and design.

Scenario: is a narrative description of an activity/activities, taking the form of a story,or an episode in time and taking place within a given context. Scenario's are scripts for work or interaction and are characteristically rich and realistic.

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