Comments on: An Introduction to Paper Prototyping http://www.aliens.jetgirl.net/2009/05/29/an-introduction-to-paper-prototyping/ One woman's life in games and the continuing search for E.T. in the desert. Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:43:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jetgirl http://www.aliens.jetgirl.net/2009/05/29/an-introduction-to-paper-prototyping/comment-page-1/#comment-82736 Jetgirl Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:07:52 +0000 http://www.aliens.jetgirl.net/?p=125#comment-82736 Efraim -- I checked out the www.guimags.com, and they seem pretty neat. It seems like they would be most useful for specific applications, like web design. One thing I like to use in a similar way is cling vinyl. You can cut out whatever shapes you need, and you can draw and write on them with dry erase markers. They stick to whiteboards! I put the student case of Guimags on my Amazon wish list. :) Clara -- Play-doh is the best. And YES to educational supply stores. You can get EVERYTHING there. Dice, blank playing cards, plastic tokens of different kinds. They are like the paper prototyping dream emporiums! I recently found one near me. Efraim — I checked out the http://www.guimags.com, and they seem pretty neat. It seems like they would be most useful for specific applications, like web design. One thing I like to use in a similar way is cling vinyl. You can cut out whatever shapes you need, and you can draw and write on them with dry erase markers. They stick to whiteboards! I put the student case of Guimags on my Amazon wish list. :)

Clara — Play-doh is the best. And YES to educational supply stores. You can get EVERYTHING there. Dice, blank playing cards, plastic tokens of different kinds. They are like the paper prototyping dream emporiums! I recently found one near me.

]]> By: Clara http://www.aliens.jetgirl.net/2009/05/29/an-introduction-to-paper-prototyping/comment-page-1/#comment-66716 Clara Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:00:33 +0000 http://www.aliens.jetgirl.net/?p=125#comment-66716 Thanks for sharing your paper prototyping advice! :) Other things that can come handy: - Legos: you can build things pretty quickly, and they're perfect to make tile-based levels. - Play-doh: it's pretty handy to make landscapes and modify other tokens. And you can just play around with it when you're thinking about your design too. ;) The "plastic dudes" are relatively easy to find in any drugstore chain (just like most of the other prototyping materials). Educational supply stores also sell plastic tokens with different themes (transport, animals, dinosaurs), cheap dice, and building blocks. They sell them literally in buckets, and they're pretty cheap. Thanks for sharing your paper prototyping advice! :)

Other things that can come handy:
- Legos: you can build things pretty quickly, and they’re perfect to make tile-based levels.
- Play-doh: it’s pretty handy to make landscapes and modify other tokens. And you can just play around with it when you’re thinking about your design too. ;)

The “plastic dudes” are relatively easy to find in any drugstore chain (just like most of the other prototyping materials). Educational supply stores also sell plastic tokens with different themes (transport, animals, dinosaurs), cheap dice, and building blocks. They sell them literally in buckets, and they’re pretty cheap.

]]> By: Efraim http://www.aliens.jetgirl.net/2009/05/29/an-introduction-to-paper-prototyping/comment-page-1/#comment-66655 Efraim Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:07:20 +0000 http://www.aliens.jetgirl.net/?p=125#comment-66655 Great post! I love paper prototyping, but, when I'm with clients, I'd rather use something that is more representative than paper. That's why we've developed Magnetic Prototyping (www.guimags.com) and it turned out to be extremely popular. Check it out and let me know what you think! Great post!
I love paper prototyping, but, when I’m with clients, I’d rather use something that is more representative than paper.

That’s why we’ve developed Magnetic Prototyping (www.guimags.com) and it turned out to be extremely popular. Check it out and let me know what you think!

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