Collaborative international usability testing: Moving from document-based reporting to information object sharing

Ian Douglas

doi:10.1109/ICGSE.2006.261223

Collaborative international usability testing: Moving from document-based reporting to information object sharing

Ian Douglas

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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Abstract

Usability testing is an activity that has traditionally been carried out in specialized labs in a specific geographical location. As test subjects tend to be drawn from the community in which the lab is located, problems can occur in identifying design issues related to people in other countries. This paper will examine internet-based approaches to the execution of remote usability tests and the collection of general guidelines on usability design for specific communities. The collection and communication of such knowledge through web-based communities is argued to be a better approach than the current report format of usability test communication.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2006 IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering, ICGSE 2006
Pages	114-118
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICGSE.2006.261223
State	Published - 2006
Externally published	Yes
Event	2006 IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering, ICGSE 2006 - Florianopolis, Brazil Duration: Oct 16 2006 → Oct 19 2006

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Name	Proceedings - 2006 IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering, ICGSE 2006

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Other	2006 IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering, ICGSE 2006
Country/Territory	Brazil
City	Florianopolis
Period	10/16/06 → 10/19/06

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Douglas, I. (2006). Collaborative international usability testing: Moving from document-based reporting to information object sharing. In Proceedings - 2006 IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering, ICGSE 2006 (pp. 114-118). Article 4031750 (Proceedings - 2006 IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering, ICGSE 2006). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICGSE.2006.261223

Collaborative international usability testing: Moving from document-based reporting to information object sharing. / Douglas, Ian.
Proceedings - 2006 IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering, ICGSE 2006. 2006. p. 114-118 4031750 (Proceedings - 2006 IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering, ICGSE 2006).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Douglas, I 2006, Collaborative international usability testing: Moving from document-based reporting to information object sharing. in Proceedings - 2006 IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering, ICGSE 2006., 4031750, Proceedings - 2006 IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering, ICGSE 2006, pp. 114-118, 2006 IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering, ICGSE 2006, Florianopolis, Brazil, 10/16/06. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICGSE.2006.261223

Douglas I. Collaborative international usability testing: Moving from document-based reporting to information object sharing. In Proceedings - 2006 IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering, ICGSE 2006. 2006. p. 114-118. 4031750. (Proceedings - 2006 IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering, ICGSE 2006). doi: 10.1109/ICGSE.2006.261223

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