Document EDCSSJeffHoehl

Document EDCSSJeffHoehl

Name

Jeff Hoehl

Age

27

SelectedRole

Campus Faculty/Staff

DescribeOther

Group

A

What affordances of the paper exercises did you prefer?

Very easy to add/remove height easy to move "buildings" around easy to visualize relative height

What affordances of the EDC exercises did you prefer?

3D view was nice (but slow) Calculations were automatic to track progress Everyone was more involved

What limitations did you find in the paper exercise?

Math was slow and inaccurate No ground-level view

What limitations did you find in the EDC exercise?

zooming and changing perspectives was slow and halted updates changing number of floors was difficult minor bugs in math, had to force updates

In what ways did you find the paper exercise supported you in your task?

very fast and easy to move things around and play with different ideas

In what ways did you find the EDC exercise supported you in your task?

it was easier to see the impact of building heights on views the automatic calculations helped everyone focus on the square footage

Comments

an upgrade of the EDC hardware for speed would help a lot