Kinect for Windows

summary

Understanding user needs was a crucial first step in updating the Kinect For Windows developer portal. Through a series of interviews with beginner, intermediate and expert users, a new site architecture, user experience and visual design were mapped out supported by content developed by the Microsoft team. Ambient moving shapes on the home page and on page banners, alluding to Kinect's body mapping technology, served as a visual identifier throughout the site.

THE CHALLENGE

• Site poorly unified goals of the customer and business

• Rapidly expanding developer community lacked resources

• Site iA & functionality limited accessibility to relevant content

The strategy

Create an engaging experience that centralizes information at key access points to incentivize new as well as experienced developers.

My Role

UX Lead, Visual Design Lead