{"id":384,"date":"2018-05-02T11:31:35","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T10:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/pops\/?p=384"},"modified":"2018-05-03T21:14:12","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T20:14:12","slug":"building-the-conceptual-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/pops\/2018\/05\/02\/building-the-conceptual-model\/","title":{"rendered":"Building the Conceptual Model"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Conceptual Model <\/b><\/h1>\n

Once the team built up and understood the problem space, they looked to build a conceptual model – “a high-level description of how a system is organised\u00a0and operates”<\/em>\u00a0[1]<\/small>, it enables designers to think about what concepts users will need to operate and understand the application[3]<\/small>. A conceptual model of the social media app is shown below.<\/p>\n

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A conceptual model of the application<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Concepts<\/b><\/h2>\n

The main concepts users will be exposed to in the application is viewing profiles, chatting with other users, updating hobbies, creating groups and discussing in forums.<\/p>\n

Up Next: Interface metaphors<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sources<\/span><\/p>\n

[1] J. Preece, Y. Rogers and H. Sharp, Interaction design. Chichester: Wiley, 2015, pp. 36-45<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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