By focusing on the user scenario, and not the individual features, we were better able to focus on what our users can do, and not what the app can do.
Deciding the app flow The app flow ties to our "great at" statement. A flow defines how the user interacts with the app to perform tasks. Windows Store apps should be intuitive and require the fewest interactions. We used two common techniques to help with this step: creating storyboards and mock-ups.
A storyboard defines the flow of an app. Storyboards focus on how we intend the app to behave, and not the specific details of what it will look like. Storyboards help bridge the gap between the idea of the app and its implementation, but are typically faster and cheaper to produce than prototyping the real thing.
For Hilo, storyboards were critical to helping us define a UX that naturally flows the user through the experience. This technique has been used in the film industry and is now becoming more common in UX design. Note As we created the storyboard, we realized that grouping pictures by month instead of by folder would tie back to our "great at" statement. People typically associate memories with time more than folders on their computers.
A mockup also demonstrates the flow of the UX, but more closely resembles what the end product will look like. We created mock-ups based on our storyboards and presented them to our advisors for feedback. These mockups also helped each developer get a feel for what the resulting app should look like. Here is a prototype of the image view page. A prototype is a small app that either demonstrates only the flow of the UI or demonstrates some minimal functionality.
For example, you can create a prototype that contains only the navigation and commands, but doesn't provide any functionality.
By making the experience real through software, prototyping enables you to test and validate the flow of your design on devices such as tablets. You can also create prototypes that demonstrate core aspects of the app. For example, we created a prototype that loads one photo and lets you use touch or the mouse to crop that photo.
These prototypes allow you to safely explore possibilities before committing changes to your main code base. Although you can prototype during the planning phase of your app, try not to focus too much on writing code. Design the UX you want and then implement that design when it's ready. Deciding what Windows 8 features to use Although creativity is key, it's important to provide an experience that's consistent with other Windows Store apps.
By doing so, your app will be intuitive to use. We researched the features that the Windows platform provides by looking at MSDN Developer Samples and by talking with others and prototyping.
We brainstormed which platform features would best support our app flow and settled on these: Support for different views and form factors Windows Store apps run on a variety of devices and orientations. We set out with the goal to enable Hilo to run anywhere—from a small tablet device running in either landscape or portrait mode to a large monitor.
The XAML Grid control can adapt to different displays screens sizes and pixel density and orientations because it uses the available screen surface to display the appropriate number of elements, while keeping the same interaction principles. We designed each Hilo page to support snap and fill states.
Tiles An app that feels fresh and engaging keeps your users coming back. We felt that the live tile was a critical component to keep the app feeling fresh and personal to the user. Tip Toast notifications and Secondary tiles are also great ways to engage your users and bring them back to your app.
Although Hilo doesn't use toast notifications or secondary tiles, you can learn about them by reading Guidelines and checklist for secondary tiles and Guidelines and checklist for toast notifications. Touch first Touch is more than simply an alternative to using the mouse because it can add a personal connection between the user and the app.
We wanted to make touch a first-class part of the app. For example, touch is a very natural way to enable users to crop and rotate their photos. We also realized that Semantic Zoom would be a great way to help users navigate large sets of pictures in a single view. On the image browser page, when you zoom out, the view changes to a calendar-based view.
Users can then quickly browse through their photo collection. For more info on how we implemented touch features, see Using touch. For example, the Share contract lets users share different elements like text, images or other media across social networks and services. For more info, see App contracts and extensions. Animations Animations can help make your app engaging or provide visual cues.
For more info, see Make animations smooth. Deciding how to sell the app Although we don't sell the Hilo app through the Windows Store, we considered the best ways to enable the app to make money. Regardless whether customers pay for the app before they use it, whether there is a trial version, or whether the app includes ads, we felt that making the app world-ready would significantly increase the number of customers who can use the app and have a great experience.
Being world-ready not only means supporting localized strings, but it is also being aware of how customers from various cultures use software. For example, the direction in which they read text. World- readiness is discussed in greater detail in Making your app world ready in this guide. For more info about making money with your app, see Plan for monetization. Making a good first impression We looked back at our "great at" statement—Hilo is great at helping people relive their memories—and realized that connecting the users' personal photos to the app experience was key to helping them relive their memories.
Having a dynamic live tile and tile notifications came to mind as the first area to focus on and plan. When the user leaves the app, we want to maintain a good impression by regularly updating the live tile with random recent pictures. The splash screen is important because it expresses your app's personality.
Although we want to show the splash screen for as little time as possible, it gives the user a memorable impression of the feel of your app. We chose a splash screen image that fits the Hilo branding and that ties in to UX as a whole.
Note Image assets, including the Hilo logo, are placeholders and meant for training purposes only. They cannot be used as a trademark or for other commercial purposes. Because we planned for a great initial experience, users will be sure to explore the rest of the app.
Prototyping and validating the design To help solidify our planning and feel confident to move on to actual development, we presented our wireframes and prototypes to customers. We also cross-checked our planning against the Index UX guidelines for Windows Store apps to ensure we complied with the official guidelines.
Doing so early saved us from making too many core design changes later. Of course, as you develop your app, you will find places where you need to rethink your design. But it is best to harden your design early so that you can move on to developing your next great app. Download Understanding the app's environment Windows Store apps, such as Hilo, include a distinctive visual design and often feature touch-based interaction.
In addition, they run in an environment that gives the user more control over what the app is allowed to do compared to desktop and console apps. The extra control helps make the app secure and easier for the user to manage. If you're new to Windows Store apps, review the overviews of these components and tools to learn how they contribute to your app.
You'll see how each component and tool is used in Hilo as you read through this guide. The file is known as the package manifest. Visual Studio lets you edit the package manifest using a visual tool that is called the Manifest Designer. Unlike desktop and console apps, Windows Store apps must declare in advance the environment capabilities that they intend to use, such as accessing protected system resources or user data.
You must declare all capabilities in the package manifest before your app can use them. You can use the Capabilities tab in the Manifest Designer to do this. This environment allows the app to only use features of the Windows Runtime that the package manifest has declared as requested capabilities.
To achieve this, the system restricts the functions, data types, and devices that the app can use. For a walkthrough of Hilo's use of the manifest, see Testing and deploying the app in this guide. See App capability declarations Windows Store apps for more about setting capabilities and Manifest Designer to learn how to edit the package manifest in Visual Studio.
Windows Runtime libraries Windows Runtime supports the distinctive visual style and touch-based interaction model of Windows Store apps as well as access to network, disks, devices, and printing. The data types and functions in these libraries use the Windows and Platform namespaces. The Object Browser in Visual Studio lets you examine what types are available. To win this game you need to have card, witch have a bigger card point than bot.
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