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Wielded correctly, video ethnography is one of the most powerful tools in the UX professional's toolkit. It allows for unfiltered voice of the customer to drive design decisions and more importantly, is extremely advantageous in influencing key decision makers.
This presentation covers the basics and provides additional tips to avoid situations any rookie is liable to make. Armed with no more than some inexpensive to moderately priced tools and some planning, you can take your future data-inspired projects to the next level.
But like any powerful tool (think chainsaw), there can be downsides. Let my mistakes be your guide in avoiding pitfalls.
What You Will Learn:
What is ethnography, specifically video ethnography?
How to prepare for working in the field
Quantify the data
Completing the report
Case Study
Lessons learned
2. titles i have held
MANAGER, USER EXPERIENCE
SENIOR UX DESIGNER
SENIOR INFORMATION ARCHITECT
UX ARCHITECT
SENIOR WEB PRODUCER
INTERACTION DESIGNER
DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA
VIDEO PRODUCER
adjunct college instructor
COMBAT CAMERA TEAM LEADER
captain, united states air force
a word about me
experience Designer. musician. father. @JoePLANET
7. ETHNO+GRAPHY =
1. The study of cultures
2. The study of human social phenomena and
communities
3. Considered a branch of cultural anthropology
^As UX Designers, we¨re
primarily concerned with how we
can use such research to solve a
problem through the
introduction or revision of
technology. ̄ - Nathanael Boehm
ethnography
First, what is ethnography? @JoePLANET
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8. Ethnography is
the social
equivalent of
usability testing. - Nathanael Boehm
ethnography
First, what is ethnography? @JoePLANET
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9. VIDEO+ETHNOGRAPHY =
1. Observation, including filming of
practitioners
2. The study of observed behaviors for
improving product or service
3. The use of obtained footage and direct voice
of the customer
As UX Designers, this is familiar territory.
ethnography
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10. PASSIVE OBSERVATION & INTERVIEWS
To design a system, it¨s important to first understand
how the people on teams work together and/or within
their environment.
you can still apply the techniques of1-on-1 interviews,
focus groups, surveys, and card sorts to extract that
information, it¨s also important to observe subjects in
action while they work.
ethnography
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12. ETHNOGRAPHIC FIELD NOTES
descriptions of the scene
hysical aspec ts of the work
D escribe the p
environmen t including:
e layout of w orkstations
? th
desk space and clutter
?
n and convers ation areas
?collaboratio
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13. ETHNOGRAPHIC FIELD NOTES
photography and video
Taking notes of observations is
not enough
you Must be able to analyze all
notes and present analysis - in
a meaningful, and credible way
ethnography
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14. OUR PROCESS
Analyzing Data
Creating Video
Preparing for and Identifying
In the Field and Other
Field Work Actionable
Deliverables
Opportunities
Ongoing engagement and collaboration stakeholders and leadership
ethnography
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22. Canon EF
50mm f/1.4
Canon EF 50mm
f/1.8 II
DSLR CAMERA BODY
128 GB HI-SPEED SD
TRAVEL TRIPOD
LIGHTS CAMERA traction
the essentials @JoePLANET
23. usb snake light
CF card
reader
POWER PLUG
ADAPTER
POWER PLUG
iPAD PHOTO KIT ADAPTER 6-FOOT USB CABLE
ephemera and odd bits
worth their weight in gold in a pinch @JoePLANET
24. ULTIMATE CAMERA ACCESSORY
use as a preview monitor for still
photos and video
iphoto app for post production
imovie app for hi-level editing
storage for maxxed SD cards
data-collection
the apple ipad
a swiss army knife of field notes @JoePLANET
26. documents
a call screener gain access
a model release organizational alignment
standardized notes quantify the data
field work
how to prepare @JoePLANET
28. nothing helps clarify
product design and ux
activities quite like
reliable data 10%
38%
24%
29%
n! I¨m a scientist
par$cipant
?a par$cipant
?b par$cipant
?c par$cipant
?d
back off, ma
QUANTIFY THE DATA
Oh, people can come up with statistics to prove anything, Kent. @JoePLANET
40% of all people know that. - Homer Simpson cita%on:
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29. open and subjective
how to
structure
interview and
objective
questions
closed
quantify the data
open and closed interview questions @JoePLANET
30. # TENURE number of years
THINGS YOU WOULD CHANGE subject voc
# CURRENT TOOLS inventory
# # # # OVERALL RATING (1-9) quantifying
# WEB SITES USED inventory
what about this feature? subject voc
# HARDWARE/ENVIRONMENT inventory
# rank the ORDER OF IMPORTANCE subject voc
WORTHY OF MENTION subject voc
quantify the data
types of things to ask during the interview @JoePLANET
33. CAMERA PLACE MENT & MOVEMENT
? Use an unobtrusive tripod to ? Get physically close to your
stabilize your shots subject
? Avoid panning and zooming of ? Place camera at eye level with
camera. the subject
? think like you are shooting a ? Frame your interview to give
documentary; minimal your speaker enough head
room
? Select a neutral background
video production tips
for interviews @JoePLANET
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34. The videographer should
refrain from note-taking
whenever possible
the
interviewer
the
videographer
InterviewTime
with Finn and JAKE
@JoePLANET
35. eye level
neutral
background
Off-axis, 2-camera shot
external Mic
frame the interview
close to subject
video production tips
putting it all together; documentary does not mean dull @JoePLANET
38. ? Make sure you have enough
light for a quality exposure
? Do not place your subject in
front of a window
(avoid backlight)
? close curtains and blinds
and turn on room lights
? try not to mix sunlight and
indoor lighting
lighting tips
but you already knew this stuff, right? @JoePLANET
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40. ? BE A QUIET, ACTIVE LISTENER ? BRING A FEW BATH TOWELS
- BE EMPATHETIC IF YOU CAN TO COVER TABLES
- NOD, DON¨T TALK
- DON¨T SAY `UH HUH ̄
? if you can use an
? ALLOW SUBJECT TO external mic, use it
COMPLETE SENTENCES
BEFORE SPEAKING.
? GET CLOSE TO THE SUBJECT
PHYSICALLY WITH A MIC
? REDUCE ANY AMBIENT NOISE
YOU CAN
audio INTERVIEW tips
because $200 cameras don¨t have $200 microphones @JoePLANET
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47. THINK
PERSONAE
THE FINAL REPORT
INDIVIDUAL DOSSIERS @JoePLANET
48. edited video
written
analysis
still
images
dossiers
THE FINAL REPORT
putting all the parts together
49. video, the new
powerpoint
TELEVISION
edited video
written tons o¨ data
analysis DATA-INSPIRED
still
images
dossiers voice of the
customer VOC
remember how powerful this is?
50. video ethnography
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
industrial strength
a plan for conducting video ethnography
standardized field notes
Video interviews
general establishing/detailed photos
questions
edit video
select gain collect interpret assemble
subjects access data data report
deliver
results
@JoePLANET
52. The following tale of video ethnography is
true. And by true, I mean false. It¨s all lies.
But they¨re entertaining lies. And in the end,
isn¨t that the real truth? The answer is, No.
53. - herg? -
the adventures of
Joe Joe
cha pter 5: t he seven german age n ts
54. ch a pt e r 5: t h e se ve n g er m a n ag e n t s
hamburg
AGENCY VISITS
7 LOCATIONS
germany
8 interviews M?nchengladbach
3 cities k?ln
Agents were observed and
interviewed for 90-120 minutes.
55. ch a pt e r 5: t h e se ve n g er m a n ag e n t s
actual slide used to
update the project
team circa: dec 2011
BY THE
NUMBERS
56. ch a pt e r 5: t h e se ve n g er m a n ag e n t s
user demographic data
currente n s o r e ddislikes
likes and
c a vs. product B
Product
65. ADDITIONAL LESSONS ...
1. Off-camera audio is better for compression
and equalization but harder to edit
2. Paying participants was harder
3. videographer should¨t have been taking notes
4. The effects of looking so darn good
^How much did we pay for this again?! ̄
lessons learned
aka `the apollo creed school of hard knocks¨ @JoePLANET
66. some
thoughts on the oh so
deliciously fun
nightmare that can
be video editing
@JoePLANET
67. LISA: OK, I finished editing the
gardening sequence.
HOMER: OK, from here we star wipe
to a glamour shot of Flanders
paying his bills, then we star wipe
to Flanders brushing his teeth.
LISA: Dad, there are other wipes
besides star wipes!
HOMER: Why eat hamburger when
you can have steak?
video production tips
don¨t take any production cues from this guy @JoePLANET
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69. EDITING SUITES adobe premiere
imovie
final cut pro
video production tips
there is no shortage of choices in software @JoePLANET
70. video ethnography
IN CLOSING
industrial strength
process recap
standardized field notes
Video interviews
general establishing/detailed photos
questions
edit video
select gain collect interpret assemble
subjects access data data report
deliver
results
field prep
@JoePLANET
71. IN CLOSING
LIST OF THREES recap
influencers drink ingredients supergroup members
voc cobra fang juice jimi hendrix
data hydrogen bitters Sting
video Old Panther michael jackson
@JoePLANET
72. BLAKE RAMICK MARY POE CHRISTINE IMAIZUMI YOUNG KIM
senior
?ux
?designer senior
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?designer senior
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?designer senior
?ux
?designer
we¨re hiring
meet my team
finest ux team in the trav tech industry @JoePLANET
73. thank
you
@JoePLANET just kidding, cheer all you like
www. newtrality.com
74. references
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Ethnography
?entry
?on
?wikipedia:
?h>p://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnography
Nathanael
?Boehm
?quote:
?h>p://www.uxma>ers.com/mt/archives/2010/06/
ethnography-?\in-?\ux.php
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?002:
Video
?Ethnography
?entry
?on
?wikipedia:
?h>p://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_ethnography
cita%on
?003:
Ethnography
?in
?UX
?by
?Nathanael
?Boehm:
?h>p://www.uxma>ers.com/mt/archives/
2010/06/ethnography-?\in-?\ux.php
cita%on
?004:
GeQng
?Started
?in
?Video
?Ethnography
?by
?Kaiser
?Permanente:
?h>p://kpcmi.org/news/
ethnography/video-?\ethnography-?\tool-?\kit.pdf
cita%on
?005:
Ghostbusters
?(1984)
?h>p://www.imdb.com/%tle/>0087332/
^Back
?o?
?man,
?I¨m
?a
?scien%st ̄
?
?h>p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEbSABWJiJc
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Simpsons
?episode
?BABF10,
?`Alone
?Again,
?Natura-?\Diddly¨
?
?
?h>p://www.snpp.com/
episodes/BABF10
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Simpsons
?episode
?1F09,
?`Homer
?Vigilante`
?
?
?h>p://www.snpp.com/episodes/1F09.html
Homer¨s
?Sta%s%cs
?quote:
?h>p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j2Duy_xzEA
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Apollo
?Creed
?School
?of
?Hard
?Knocks
?is
?a
?bona
??de
?internet
?meme:
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h>ps://www.google.com/search?aq=0&oq=apollo+creed+school+of+hard
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Created while listening to what¨s going on by marvin gaye and kind of blue by miles davis
photos used in this presentation are split evenly between my own photography and
some stock photos from photos.com copyrighted images used under fair use and
obtained with google
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i hate the self-biography part of these presentations\nthis list is only to show that if there is one thing i think i can do well is tell a story\n\nwhether thru video, an interface, an interview, and hopefully, PResentation\n
i hate the self-biography part of these presentations\nthis list is only to show that if there is one thing i think i can do well is tell a story\n\nwhether thru video, an interface, an interview, and hopefully, PResentation\n
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if you had just one of these it would be great\nbut this is like if Jimi hendrix, sting and michael jackson formed a band\n\ncobra fang juice\nhydrogen bitters\nand Old Panther\n
if you had just one of these it would be great\nbut this is like if Jimi hendrix, sting and michael jackson formed a band\n\ncobra fang juice\nhydrogen bitters\nand Old Panther\n
if you had just one of these it would be great\nbut this is like if Jimi hendrix, sting and michael jackson formed a band\n\ncobra fang juice\nhydrogen bitters\nand Old Panther\n
if you had just one of these it would be great\nbut this is like if Jimi hendrix, sting and michael jackson formed a band\n\ncobra fang juice\nhydrogen bitters\nand Old Panther\n
if you had just one of these it would be great\nbut this is like if Jimi hendrix, sting and michael jackson formed a band\n\ncobra fang juice\nhydrogen bitters\nand Old Panther\n
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there are 2 kinds of field notes, the first is description of the scene\n
there are 2 kinds of field notes, the first is description of the scene\n
there are 2 kinds of field notes, the first is description of the scene\n
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the second are still photos and video or visual evidence\n
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