In Part 1 of this series, I wrote about getting user tests set up, which includes deciding on a specific thing to test, deciding when and where to conduct the user study, deciding what type of users to study, recruiting participants with Craigslist, trimming the candidates list, prioritizing and scheduling candidates, and getting the right equipment.
The first part of this series focused on getting the tests setup, which includes deciding on a specific thing to test, when and where to conduct the user study and what type of users to study, as well as recruiting participants with Craigslist, trimming the candidates list, prioritizing and scheduling candidates, and getting the right equipment.
For journalism, it's going to be the first time in history where you'll be able to effectively capture what actually happenined from all angles without framing it, without focusing on a specific thing.
"It's different from an American director's aesthetic, insofar as he really wanted to home in, with laser efficiency, on a specific thing the main character was experiencing and he didn't want to have the world expanded beyond that," Mr. Bender said.
The way our intense focus on a specific thing makes us blind to practically all else is often termed "attentional blindness".
As I look back on my career in broadcasting, nobody had ever complemented me on a specific thing.
But while The Hunt can often locate hard-to-find items or lower priced alternatives to a specific thing, questions on The Prowl can be more generalized, with users asking about eco-baby gifts, furniture ideas, or other fashion trends, for instance.
Other sessions will focus on "how to" do a specific thing – like edit video, optimize photos, or use iWork.
He said he was filming the role of Cardinal Richelieu in a BBC version of The Three Musketeers and then planned a holiday after the 10-month shoot before taking on "one very specific thing" in television.
"I can't put my finger on any specific thing.
I mean, I get like private fitness, and it's really like one-on-one, working on specific things that I need to work on".
