Conference Agenda

Prototypes play a crucial role in product development. They serve not only to verify development results but also support validation by the customer. Within development, prototypes are an effective means of exploration. They are also used to communicate with various stakeholders involved in the development process.

However, prototypes usually reflect the degree of development maturity. As a result, not only high-fidelity prototypes are available during development. Instead, a wide variety of product artifacts created throughout the development process are generally used as prototypes. This raises the question of whether the various product artifacts, which ultimately only reflect parts of the functionality and design of the final product, are understood and interpreted equally by all stakeholders. However, this seems to be a fundamental prerequisite for being able to justify decisions based on the use of prototypes.

As part of the workshop, requirements for prototypes to fulfil the tasks assigned to them (validation, communication, exploration) will be determined, and different types of prototypes will be discussed regarding their usability.