UID Publications
Guidelines for Successful Recruitment in International Usability Studies
Gillham, R., Biesterfeld, J., Thalmeier, S., Fuchs, F., Shang, T. & Sabena, E. (2007)
In: UPA Conference 2007
Good recruitment of participants is crucial to the success of any usability testing project. In international studies, the risk of recruiting the wrong participants is far greater than usual. In this paper, we offer guidelines for recruitment based on our own extensive experience of performing crosscountry usability studies.
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Usability of Technical Documentation
Biesterfeldt, J. & Lewark, E.-M.
In: technische kommunikation, 3/06
Jakob Biesterfeldt (UID) and Eva-Maria Lewark (FIDUCIA) describe a joint project on usability of technical documentation in the German technical magazine 'technische kommunikation'. The technical documentation department at FIDUCIA used usability test results and expert reviews to optimally adjust the online support of their banking software to the information needs of their users.
Im Zweifel für den Anwender
Biesterfeldt, J. (2005)
In: http://www.transline.de/transline-tecNews/usability-im-im-zweifel-fuer-den-anwender
This article describes the basics of User Interface Design in the environment of technical communication.
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Usability Engineering für interaktive Wissensmedien
Burmester, M. (2005)
In: F. Thissen, P. F. Stephan (Hrsg.) Knowledge Media Design - Grundlagen und Perspektiven einer neuen Gestaltungsdisziplin. München: Oldenbourg
Technology for Humans - Usability Engineering and the "Scandinavian Approach"
Burmester, M. (2005)
In: Information, 56(4), 233-236
Designing the stimulation aspect of hedonic quality - an exploratory study
Burmester, M. & Dufner, A. (2005)
In: M. Pivic, K. Baumann & F. Thissen (Eds.), Affective and Emotional Aspects of Human-Computer Interaction: Emphasis on Game-Based and Innovative Learning Approaches. The Netherlands: IOS Press
Integration benutzerzentrierter Methoden in die Software-Entwicklung - Anregungen für die Projektpraxis
Burmester, M., Machate, J. & Sandweg, N. (2005)
In: i-com Zeitschrift für interaktive und kooperative Medien, 3, 31-40
Intuitive und attraktive Bedienoberflächen für Maschinen - Gestaltungsregeln vs. Gestaltungsprozess (Intuitive and attractive user interfaces for machines - design rules vs. design process)
Beu, A.; Stetter, R.; (2004)
In: atp – Automatisierungstechnische Praxis, Messtechnik - Steuerungstechnik - Regelungstechnik - Prozessleittechnik – Informationstechnik. München, Oldenbourg-Verlag
This article deals with the user-centered design process for the development of ergonomic machine controls. Characteristics, phases, and obstacles are discribed here.
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Benutzerzentrierter Gestaltungsprozess interaktiver Systeme
Koller, F., Beu, A. & Burmester, M. (2004)
In: H. Luczak, L. Schmidt & F. Koller (Hrsg.), Benutzerzentrierte Gestaltung von Augmented- Reality- Systemen. Berlin: Springer
Das Wesen benutzerzentrierten Gestaltens
Burmester, M. & Görner, C. (2003)
In: Java Entwickler
User Centred Design for a Digital Welding Machine
Burmester, M.; Beu, A.; Hackl, H.; Niedereder, F.; (2002)
In: Behaviour & Information Technology Vol. 21, No. 5 (page 321 – 326). London, Taylor & Francis
The design of the user interface of a digital welding machine based on a user centred design process is described in this paper. Due to the iterative design process and the involvement of end users, interaction techniques have been designed which are optimised for the mental work model of the target user groups.
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Benutzerzentrierte Gestaltung eines mobilen Service- und Wartungssystems unter Verwendung von AR-Technologie (User-centered design of a mobile mobile service system and maintenance system with the application of AR technology.)
Beu, A.; Hassenzahl, M.; Quaet-Faslem, P.; Burmester, M.
In: MMI Interaktiv 07/01
This article describes the challenges faced and the approach taken in developing a user interface for AR-Systems. It presents to us, as a first result of the process, the context navigator for mobile AR-systems.
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Focus Usability: Engineering Joy (Englisch)
Hassenzahl, M.; Beu, A.; Burmester, M.
In: IEEE Software 01/01
"Joy of Use" is a buzzword in the field of user interface design. Serious attempts have been made to find out more, however a specific explanation is yet to be found. Our authors recommend systematic methods by which a determining factor, hedonic quality, as well as the interplay between usability and usefulness are considered. This is a step toward actual implementation of the user experience.
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