A design reference
Audio and guided practice
Support listening, read-along, stories, contemplation and interruption.
Audio playback, narrated practice and microphone capture are separate activities. Pick a paradigm by the person’s context, the available timing data and the kind of participation intended.
17 · Audio and guided practice
The player works without the screen
Support listening as a complete mode of use.
Research-informed design proposal18 · Audio and guided practicePlayback and reading positions can differ
Follow the narration without forcing the reader to follow every movement.
Research-informed design proposal20 · Audio and guided practiceChoose a devotional format
Compare a continuous reading, a sequence of cards and a chaptered audio session.
Research-informed design proposal100 · Audio and guided practiceBible audio
From text alone, through a listen button and read-along, to audio built for a dark screen and fully produced devotionals: decide how much the voice leads, whose voice it is, and how a listening session ends.
Research-informed design proposal