Low vs. high-fidelity prototyping debate

An ongoing controversy exists in the prototyping community about how closely in form and function a user-interface prototype should represent the final product. This dispute is referred to as the " Low-versus High-Fidelity Prototyping Debate.'' In this article, we discuss arguments for and against low-and high-fidelity prototypes , guidelines for the use of rapid user-interface proto-typing, and the implications for user-interface designers.