Editing Prototype (section)

== Types ==
Prototypes explore different aspects of an intended design:<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lai |first1=Chun Sing |last2=Locatelli |first2=Giorgio |title=Valuing the option to prototype: A case study with Generation Integrated Energy Storage |journal=Energy |date=February 2021 |volume=217 |pages=119290 |doi=10.1016/j.energy.2020.119290|doi-access=free |bibcode=2021Ene...21719290L |url=http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/bitstream/2438/21892/4/FullText.pdf}}</ref> 
* A '''proof-of-principle prototype''' serves to verify some key functional aspects of the intended design, but usually does not have all the functionality of the final product.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://3d-printing-expert.com/proof-of-principle-prototype/|title=Proof-of-Principle Prototype|website=3d-printing-expert.com|access-date=2019-12-15}}</ref>
* A '''working prototype''' represents all or nearly all of the functionality of the final product.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://product-design-prototype-experts.com/what-is-a-working-prototype/|title=What Is A Working Prototype|website=product-design-prototype-experts.com|access-date=2019-12-15}}</ref>
* A '''visual prototype''' represents the size and appearance, but not the functionality, of the intended design. A '''form study prototype''' is a preliminary type of visual prototype in which the geometric features of a design are emphasized, with less concern for color, texture, or other aspects of the final appearance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://3d-printing-expert.com/what-is-a-visual-prototype/|title=What Is A Visual Prototype|website=3d-printing-expert.com|access-date=2019-12-15}}</ref>
* A '''user experience prototype''' represents enough of the appearance and function of the product  that it can be used for [[User Research|user research]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://3d-printing-expert.com/user-experience-prototype/|title=User Experience Prototype|website=3d-printing-expert.com|access-date=2019-12-15}}</ref>
* A '''functional prototype''' captures both function and appearance of the intended design, though it may be created with different techniques and even different scale from final design.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Handbook of Advanced Ceramics: Materials, Applications, Processing, and Properties|publisher=Academic Press|year=2013|isbn=9780123854704|pages=491|editor-last=Somiya|editor-first=Shigeyuki|edition=2nd|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tdx7lS4fO9wC&q=form+study+prototype&pg=PA491}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thomasnet.com/articles/engineering-consulting/general-prototypes|title=Prototypes: General Categories|access-date=13 July 2015|website=ThomasNet|archive-date=16 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116213805/http://www.thomasnet.com/articles/engineering-consulting/general-prototypes|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* A '''[[paper prototype]]''' is a printed or hand-drawn representation of the user interface of a software product. Such prototypes are commonly used for early testing of a software design, and can be part of a  [[software walkthrough]] to confirm design decisions before more costly levels of design effort are expended.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cs.brown.edu/courses/uxisp/slides/prototyping.pptx|title=Prototyping|publisher=Brown University – User Experience, Independent Study Project|access-date=2015-02-24}}</ref>