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.
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Kitchen table homeschooling session.
Laws
Laws
Characteristic
Physical and social conventions that govern settings.
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Follow parent's directions. Finish the day's lesson.
Size: Context
Size: Context
Characteristic
The dimensions of physical spaces where experience design scenes take place.
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A kitchen
Non-User Actors
Non-User Actors
Characteristic
People and objects in a context that are not the user.
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Alexa music, siblings, a new puppy
Available Resources
Available Resources
Characteristic
Materials available for use in a setting.
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Crayons, pens, pencils, paper, Chromebook
Climate
Climate
Behavior
Physical conditions and perceived attitudes in a setting.
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Worries about how long COVID-19 quarantine will last. The sunny weather outside is making it hard to stay focused.
Sensory
Sensory
Behavior
Stimuli in a context that can be perceived with the senses.
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Comfortable temperature
Time
Time
Bifocals
The duration of time in which experience design scenes take place.
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Two hour time limit to complete work
Interconnections
Interconnections
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Exchanges between actors in experience design scenes.
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Wifi available in home though signal can be spotty. Electricity.
Hierarchy
Hierarchy
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Power or influence relationships between aspects in a context.
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What a parent says, goes.
Social Norms
Social Norms
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Unwritten "rules" that define acceptable behavior.
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Complete your homework before the end of the time.
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.
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75 Years Old
75 Years Old
Characteristic
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Sex
Sex
Characteristic
A person's assigned sex at birth.
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male
male
Characteristic
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Race
Race
Characteristic
A person's race based on physical appearance.
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Asian or Asian American
Asian or Asian American
Characteristic
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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.
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heterosexual
heterosexual
Characteristic
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Social Class
Social Class
Characteristic
A classification based on a person's social and economic status.
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upper-middle class
upper-middle class
Characteristic
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Knowledge
Knowledge
Characteristic
Facts, information, and skills a person has acquired.
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expert car mechanic
expert car mechanic
Characteristic
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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.
Movements
Movements
Behavior
The ways people physically move.
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moves slowly
moves slowly
Behavior
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Experience-Level Character Details
How your character is Dealing with this Activity
Attention
Attention
Bifocals
Concentration on the activity at hand.
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distracted
distracted
Bifocals
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Attitude
Attitude
Bifocals
A way of thinking or feeling about an activity or design object.
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thinks it is stupid
thinks it is stupid
Bifocals
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Subjective Norm
Subjective Norm
Bifocals
What a person believes others will think of them when they perform a behavior.
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Friend is supportive
Friend is supportive
Bifocals
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Abilities
Abilities
Bifocals
Competence or skill to complete an activity.
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Can fix anything
Can fix anything
Bifocals
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Intention
Intention
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A person's determination to complete an activity.
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Indifferent
Indifferent
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Role
Role
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The functions a person plays in different situations.
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leader
leader
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Mood
Mood
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A person's emotional state.
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Frisky
How your Character Makes Meaning
Language
Language
Bifocals
The bank of words and gestures a person knows and uses.
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Uses profanity
Uses profanity
Bifocals
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Culture
Culture
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Patterns of behavior that unify a people group.
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Mexican
Mexican
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Values
Values
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Fundamental beliefs about what is desirable and ideal.
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buying local
buying local
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Self-Concept
Self-Concept
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People's collected beliefs about themselves.
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Feel special
Feel special
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