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Vision Clips/Sample Calls

As an alternative—or an enhancement—to a call flow diagram, the designer may want to create a vision clip to describe how the application will work. This is a sample script that illustrates a vision of how the final version of the system might sound. (Not to be confused with a sample call, which typically refers to a recording of an actual exchange from a live system.) The clip is produced as an audio file, complete with sound effects or music. For many designers, a vision clip is a very easy place to start the creative process, because before they start drawing boxes and arrows on paper, they can quickly sketch out the sound—and feel—of the system and show and play it to other people for quick review.

Sharing a vision ...