Prototyping

These articles change how I thought of some of these terms. I thought the experience user testing as the last or somewhat least important part of the researching. “Experience Prototyping” says user testing is a part of prototyping and one of the most important parts of the research process.

I believe the term "essence" is too broad or vague and pretty close to impossible to attribute it to information. I think what the authors were trying to describe a central message or purpose; with the message the author is trying to send they are trying to get the reader to experience feelings from that message.

I do very little prototyping in my process and I know my process should involve more prototyping. I get a lot of “designer’s block” and once that happens I tend to sleep on the concept and let the process come to me. I pick one idea and perfect that idea through criticisms of my own and fellow peers; which can open a whole slew of problems. Doing more prototyping, I feel will definitely help my design process.