Psychology, a science of behavior and mind, is frequently being mentioned in the field of user experience and usability research. For example, one of the very critical factors of usability, learnability (Norman, 2013), included one of the most profound theories in developmental psychology: conditioning. Conditioning is a concept based on the classical conditioning experiment posed […]
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In the past, measuring emotion and engagement are seem to be impossible, because the emotion is too abstract to be collected as data. Communication has become a regular way to collect users’ data, even though it can not be 100% correct. Without solid data, researchers can’t stay objective to develop a conclusion of the issue.
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Introduction We love to measure things. It is our way to understand how good or bad something is. Numbers help to evaluate the situation in a quick and easy manner. In this post, I summarized the responses to my six questions related to quantitative usability testing focusing on the real world methods and cases
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There are many differences that should to be taken into consideration when choosing whether to set up your test as a qualitative or quantitative study. Qualitative testing yields results that can answer questions related to “why is this happening?” Or “how did that interaction make you feel?”. Where the main goal of performing a quantitative
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Source: https://www.consensusinteractive.com/5-tips-on-web-accessibility-and-ada-compliance/ According to the W3C WAI (Worldwide Web Consortium, Web Accessibility Initiative), Web accessibility means that websites, tools, and technologies are designed and developed so that people with disabilities can use them. Web accessibility encompasses all disabilities that affect access to the Web, including: auditory, cognitive, neurological, physical, speech, and visual. The initiative and
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Figure (1): ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) Software System It is widely acknowledged that enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems suffer from complex user interfaces. The complexity of these user interfaces negatively affects the usability of these systems. Current research has shown that a need exists to improve the overall usability of ERP systems. Specific methods and
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WHAT IS GAMIFICATION Gamification is the technique of implementing elements of game design into non-gaming settings to enhance user engagement with a product. While books and movies are various forms of entertainment, games are more participatory in nature. Games provide the players with the freedom to modify the story line, it makes them feel like
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Introduction: I will discuss why users’ emotions matter in designing products and methods to measure and analyze users’ emotions to help achieve a better user experience. The research focuses on the Facial Action Coding System (FACS) and how it can be useful in finding out the insights while the users do the test. Why
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Introduction User engagement has been a hot topic for usability researchers looking to “explain how and why applications attract people to use them.” (Sutcliffe, 2010, p.3) Over the course of the years, a variety of techniques have emerged to measure user engagement on the web. Yet with the rise of mobile phones and mobile usage,
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Virtual Assistants have become part of our everyday life. AI robots like Alexa and Siri are revolutionizing the way we communicate with our smart devices. However, what many might not realize is the impact of this technology when it comes to accessibility. This blog post will provide another perspective to these emerging AI robots. I
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