Setting Description This is the setting where the experience design scene takes place.
The actor should pretend they are in this setting as they act out the scene. Think about how the conditions will impact your experience.
Location Location Characteristic
A place and time where an experience design scene takes place.
Close A Park in Chicago
Laws Laws Characteristic
Physical and social conventions that govern settings.
Close Normal laws of physics
Size: Context Size: Context Characteristic
The dimensions of physical spaces where experience design scenes take place.
Close 100 yards
Non-User Actors Non-User Actors Characteristic
People and objects in a context that are not the user.
Close Dogs, Mockingbirds, Fountains, Swans
Available Resources Available Resources Characteristic
Materials available for use in a setting.
Close Water fountains, Bathrooms
Climate Climate Behavior
Physical conditions and perceived attitudes in a setting.
Close Pleasant temperature
Sensory Sensory Behavior
Stimuli in a context that can be perceived with the senses.
Close Birds tweeting, a plane flying in the sky
Time Time Complex Level
The duration of time in which experience design scenes take place.
Close Leisurely pace
Interconnections Interconnections Underlying Level
Exchanges between components in experience design scenes.
Close Sidewalks, walkways, trails, trash cans, streams, light posts, sprinklers
Hierarchy Hierarchy Underlying Level
Power or influence relationships between aspects in a context.
Close A band is playing that is getting attention
Social Norms Social Norms Core Level
Unwritten "rules" that define acceptable behavior.
Close Personal space, Dogs and kids on leashes
The Persona's Description A little about the character you are playing.
Physical Characteristics These are randomly generated, so some aspects may contradict one another. Ignore the aspects that don't make sense.
Age Age Characteristic
How long a person has lived.
Close 25 Years Old 25 Years Old Characteristic
Close Sex Sex Characteristic
A person's assigned sex at birth.
Close male Race Race Characteristic
A person's race based on physical appearance.
Close Asian or Asian American Asian or Asian American Characteristic
Close Relational Characteristics These are randomly generated, so some aspects may contradict one another. Ignore the aspects that don't make sense.
Sexual Orientation Sexual Orientation Characteristic
Emotional and/or romantic attraction to another person.
Close heterosexual heterosexual Characteristic
Close Social Class Social Class Characteristic
A classification based on a person's social and economic status.
Close upper-middle class upper-middle class Characteristic
Close The Persona's Behavior Random aspects served up to create a persona's behavior. Caution: these are randomly generated, so some aspects may contradict one another. Ignore the aspects that don't make sense.
Experience-Level Character Details How your character is Dealing with this Activity
Attention Attention Complex Level
Concentration on the activity at hand.
Close distracted distracted Complex Level
Close Subjective Norm Subjective Norm Complex Level
What a person believes others will think of them when they perform a behavior.
Close Friend is supportive Friend is supportive Complex Level
Close Intention Intention Underlying Level
A person's determination to complete an activity.
Close Indifferent Indifferent Underlying Level
Close Role Role Underlying Level
The functions a person plays in different situations.
Close leader leader Underlying Level
Close Mood Mood Core Level
A person's emotional state.
Close Worried How your Character Makes Meaning
Language Language Complex Level
The bank of words and gestures a person knows and uses.
Close Uses profanity Uses profanity Complex Level
Close Culture Culture Underlying Level
Patterns of behavior that unify a people group.
Close African Heritage African Heritage Underlying Level
Close Values Values Underlying Level
Fundamental beliefs about what is desirable and ideal.
Close Protecting all life Protecting all life Underlying Level
Close Self-Concept Self-Concept Core Level
People's collected beliefs about themselves.
Close Victimized Victimized Core Level
Close Worldview Worldview Core Level
How a person conceives the overall "tone" of the world.
Close Things will work out Things will work out Core Level
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