Experiential Learning Application

Failure is part of the human condition.  In the aerospace industry it can be spectacular and tragic.  The path to success is often littered with failures.  How does an institution capture the experience of failure?  How do people learn from the experiences of others?  Can we capture the emotional impact and the lessons learned that prevent future failures and eventually lead to astounding success?

The Mission Success: Mars Climate Orbiter is an experiential learning application that explores the Mars Climate Orbiter failure.  The application uses role-play, animation, historical documents, reference material, quizzes, and discussion forums to provide a simulated experience to the user.

My Role
I was the Project Lead, User Experience Designer, and UI Developer. The client on this project acted as a product owner and subject matter expert.
• Partnered with client to define requirements, interaction scope and application concept
• Conducted task analysis and user surveys to evaluate usability and prove the interactive concept
• Created napkin sketches and wireframes to brainstorm the interactive narrative and visualize the user interface

Requirements
• Full knowledge capture
• Extendable
• Track and record progress
• Multiple audiences
• Legal approval for public release

Deliverables
User and subject matter interviews, user research, content and interaction flows, information architecture, detailed wireframes, high fidelity design comps, iterative design, usability testing.

Visio, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Flash, Actionscript 3, HTML, CSS