Computer Systems Experiences of Users With and Without Disabilities - An Evaluation Guide for Professionals

List of contents

Brief History of Human–Computer Interaction. Defining Usability, Accessibility, and User Experience. Why We Should Be Talking about Psychotechnologies for Socialization, Not Just Websites. Equalizing the Relationship between Design and Evaluation. Why We Need an Integrated Model of Interaction Evaluation. Why Understanding Disabled Users’ Experience Matters. How You Can Set Up and Perform an Interaction Evaluation: Rules and Methods. Evaluation Techniques, Applications, and Tools. References. Index.

Summary

This book provides to manufacturers, designers and evaluation professionals the necessary tools for balancing design and the assessment phases during the product lifecycle. It proposes an integrated model of interaction evaluation for a holistic analysis of the user experience by both discussing in details the interaction testing methods, and promoting the involvement of disabled users in human computer interaction evaluation.

Product details

• Authors: Simone Borsci, Simone Kurosu Borsci, Borsci Simone, Stefano Federici, Federici Stefano, Masaaki Kurosu, Kurosu Masaaki, Maria Laura Mele, Mele Maria Laura
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.11.2013
• EAN: 9781466511132
• ISBN: 978-1-4665-1113-2
• No. of pages: 312
• Series: Rehabilitation Science in Practice Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Rehabilitation, MEDICAL / Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Health & Safety, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Biomedical, Engineering: general, COMPUTERS / Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Ergonomics