How do you validate UX within hard technical constraints?
Tests evaluative research design for constrained, buildable prototypes rather than ideal mocks. Strong answers scope to feasible layers, use Wizard of Oz or stubs, and benchmark against current state. Red flag: testing fantasy UI that ignores API limits.
WHAT IT TESTS: designing evaluative research that yields actionable signal from imperfect, buildable prototypes rather than ideal mocks. ANSWER OUTLINE: first, scope the study to the interaction layer constrained by the API; second, use Wizard of Oz or engineering stubs that simulate the real limitation; third, benchmark the constrained experience against the current baseline rather than a fantasy UI. RED FLAG: proposing a usability study on a polished, unconstrained prototype that yields false-positive delight but ignores technical reality.
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