Abstract
This poster describes some of our experiences of user-centred design and evaluation of consumer products, using prototypes. The types of consumer products used as examples here are representative of everyday, contemporary, interactive, ‘high-end’ (i.e., many featured) products. Our work concerned prototypes of products from the consumer electronics areas of incar systems and television products. This approach used screen-based, interactive prototypes which were then employed in user trials to assess usability. Involvement of users at an early stage is seen as critical, functional prototypes providing many possibilities. A discussion of the practical issues faced when employing prototypes in usability analysis is presented.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Contemporary ergonomics 1993 |
Subtitle of host publication | proceedings of the Ergonomics Society's 1993 annual conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, 13-16 April 1993: ergonomics and energy |
Editors | E.J. Lovesey |
Place of Publication | London |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis Ltd. |
Pages | 437-443 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 0203276124 |
ISBN (Print) | 0748400702 |
Publication status | Published - 20 Apr 1993 |
Externally published | Yes |