What the term means: We classify evaluations into three broad categories, depending on the setting, user involvement and level of control. (Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2015, p. 456). Reflection on the Topic Controlled Settings involving users: examples are laboratories and living labs. Natural settings involving users and Any settings not involving users which is inspections, …
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What the term means Since the rise of agile software development during the 2000s, UX designers have been concerned about the impact that it will have on their work. AgileUX is the collective label given to efforts that aim to resolve these concerns by integrating techniques and processes from interaction design and those from agile …
What the term means: A prototype is a one manifestation of a design that allows stakeholders to interact with it and to explore its suitability; it is limited in that a prototype will usually emphasize one set of product characteristics and de-emphasize others. (Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2015, p. 386). Reflection on the Topic …
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What the term means: A requirement is a statement about an intended product that specifies what it should do and how it should perform. (Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2015, p. 353). Reflection on the Topic In software engineering there are two types of requirements which have been traditionally identified: functional which say what the system …
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The best way to ensure that development continues to take users activities into account is to involve real user throughout development. ( Preece, Rogers & Sharp, (2015)., p. 324). Reflection on the Topic: Expectation management is the process of making sure that the users expectations of the new product are realistic. The purpose of …
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Tools to support the organization and manipulation of data include facilities for categorization, theme-based analysis, and quantitive analysis. These typically provide facilities to associate labels (categories, themes and so on) with sections of data, search the data for key words or phrases, investigate the relationships between different themes or categories and help to develop the …
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Questionaires are a well-established technique for collecting demographic data and user’s opinions. They are similar to interviews in that they can have closed or open questions but they can be distributed to a larger number of participants so more data can be collected than would normally be possible in an interview study. (Preece, Rogers & …
Interface is the means of communication between a human user and a computer system, referring in particular to the use of input/output devices with supporting software. These include graphics devices, touch-sensitive devices, and voice-input devices. There are many different types of interfaces. Virtual Reality uses computer generated graphical simulations to create “the illusion of participation in a synthetic environment …
Pop-up ads, warning messages, reminders, prompts, personalized messages, and recommendations are some of the methods that are being deployed on computer screens. Fogg (2003) has labeled this phenomenon persuasive technology; interactive computing systems are deliberately designed to changed people’s attitudes and behaviors. (Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2015, p. 146) Reflection on the Topic This section …
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What does the term mean: Remote conversations are those that take place using technology and are not face to face. There are a number of technologies has been developed that support remote conversations, including videophones, videochat, and VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol). (Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2015, p. 106) Reflection on the Topic It is …
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