{"id":4092,"date":"2016-03-16T16:11:45","date_gmt":"2016-03-16T16:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.brainstation.io\/?p=4092"},"modified":"2020-05-19T16:13:02","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T20:13:02","slug":"student-experience-user-experience-design-week-7-8-maria-richard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/blog\/student-experience-user-experience-design-week-7-8-maria-richard","title":{"rendered":"Student Experience | User Experience Design, Week 7 &#038; 8 | Maria Richard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span class=\"s1\">Click here to learn more about BrainStation\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/course\/online\/user-experience-design?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=mariaRichard\">User Experience Design Course!<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nearing the end of Intro to User Experience, we covered convergence and\u00a0experience mapping.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3633\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Image-1.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3633\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3633 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Image-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Maria is taking BrainStation\u2019s Intro to Web Development and Intro to UX Design course in Vancouver!\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2re7sjnpekmig.cloudfront.net\/prod\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Image-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/d2re7sjnpekmig.cloudfront.net\/prod\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Image-1.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3633\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maria is taking BrainStation\u2019s Intro to Web Development and Intro to UX Design course in Vancouver!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Several types of convergence were discussed: technology convergence, media\u00a0convergence, and activity convergence. Each type of convergence describes how a\u00a0set of devices offers an integrative or seamless experience. Technology convergence\u00a0entails a seamless experience across multiple devices as a result of the same\u00a0underlying technology. Media convergence describes how a user might consume the\u00a0same form of media, like a hockey game, through various channels at once, for\u00a0example, on television, social media, etc. Lastly, activity convergence describes when\u00a0the user performs the same action using multiples devices, ie Google Fit. Users\u00a0interact with an ecosystem of devices. As a result, designers must design for entire\u00a0ecosystems, rather than individual device-specific experiences.<\/p>\n<p>Our fun class activity entailed sketching our individual ecosystems, outlining the\u00a0devices we own, the apps and software tools we use, the convergence we may\u00a0experience, and our preference for using some devices over others for some tasks.\u00a0Many students sketched out a mobile device, a laptop, and a tablet. For most, mobile\u00a0received the majority of use for messaging and consuming media. The laptop was\u00a0used mostly for work, and the tablet, for consuming media for leisure.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here to learn more about BrainStation\u2019s User Experience Design Course! 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