User Interface Evaluation.pptVIP

Mapping The relationship between two things, in most cases the mapping from digital world to real world. Metaphors and analogies. Constraints Limitations on the product. Physical Constraints Those that limit our physical use of the product. Semantic Constraints Relies upon semantic meaning knowledge. Example: automobile’s windshield faces forward, therefore, you drive the car facing the windshield. Constraints Logical Constraints There are the obvious, yet logical constraints. You can’t see items outside of your screen’s view port. Cultural Constraints Things that are specific to the user’s culture. Example: Americans drive on the opposite side of the road versus Europeans and West Indians. Evaluating Interfaces Look for Affordances, Mappings Constraints Language Layout Color Tone Etiquette Special Considerations such as standards, disabilities, etc. 5 Human Factors Principles Language Layout Color Tone Etiquette Special Considerations such as standards, disabilities, etc. User Interface Evaluation Usability Inspection Methods /usability/ /~zzj/UsabilityHome.html Usability Inspection Methods Usability experts “inspect” your interfaces during formative evaluation. Widely used in practice. Often abused by developers that consider themselves to be usability experts. Usability Inspection Methods Heuristic Evaluation Cognitive Walkthroughs Pluralistic Walkthroughs Feature, Consistency Standards Inspection Heuristic Evaluation Applicable Stages: Design, Code, Test Deployment Personnel Usability Experts, approximately 4. Developers, 0. Users, 0. Heuristic Evaluation Usability Issues Covered Effectiveness: Yes Efficiency: Yes Satisfaction: No Quantitative Data is not collected. Can be conducted remotely. Can be used on any system. Heuristic Evaluation What is it? Several evaluators independently evaluate the interface come up with potential usability problems. It is important that there be several of these evaluators and that the eval