Every day we all feel a variety of emotions. And they vary depending on what tasks we try to accomplish. When it comes to usability testing, how do researchers know how users are feeling at each step of a task? Emotions in design can be measured in a variety of ways such as: […]
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In my research for locating pertinent information about user engagement and emotion and how it can be measured I discovered a long list of current practices and techniques that use everything from traditional questionnaires to more high tech instruments such as EEGS and VR. However, I decided to focus my research and this blog
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Current consumer culture is being inundated with feedback requests in the form of user surveys and questionnaires. This may benefit the businesses requesting, but the technique is far from a user-centered approach. The Finnish company HappyOrNot is succeeding in a new form of customer feedback through the innovative use of emoticons to measure customer satisfaction.
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This blog is part of the series Usability in the Real World: Ethics in Usability Research Abstract: While there are many cases for a ‘unified code’, the information science and technology industry hardly has centralized ethics codes. There are two, significant explanations that intend to offer the possibilities for the absence of the so-called ‘unified code’.
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Learning how to conduct respectable, ethical research is crucial skill for any aspiring usability expert. Ethics, defined by D. Resnik at the National Institute of Environmental Health Science, is “norms for conduct that distinguish between acceptable and unacceptable behavior. The foundation for clean ethical research are the principles of honesty and integrity”[1]. The UXPA Code
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Technologies malfunction, they break, they face errors and sometimes act unpredictability. Be My Eyes is an application that can help visually impaired users by connecting them to sighted users in real-time to assist them when technologies like screen-readers cannot.
Image from accesibilidadweb.com Usability and Accessibility had similarities and differences. However, when focusing on improving websites for those with specific needs it ultimately helps everyone. Unfortunately, most Usability Evaluations focus on the “average user” as the target use but when a user with a disability becomes the target user Usability will be improved for all.
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According to WHO, about 15% of the world’s population lives with some form of disability, of whom 2-4% experience significant difficulties in functioning. When a product is being created, the usability and accessibility for all potential users are important. However, most products are needed by not only abled people but also disabled people, that is
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There are ranges of evaluation methods that assist developers or designers to create usable and pleasant electronic products, services, or environments for the target audience, including older and disabled people. However, to build a product, service or environment for older and disabled people, the criteria of evaluation may be different because they may have specific
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Example of the BrainPort V100 in use. So, what’s the problem? The rapid development of technology has surpassed what was only fantasy 20 years ago, with technological innovation improving more rapidly than accessibility is progressing. Tech companies boast imaginative products and services, but only for those who look, act, and represent the societal “norm.”