Beyond translation: Approaches to interactive products for Chinese consumers

International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-51

  Sacher, Heiko ^a   Tng, Tai Hou ^b   Loudon, Gareth ^b  

^a GVO Inc   (United States)

^b Ericsson Telecommuncations Pte Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBLEM SOLVING;

BEHAVIORAL PATTERNS; CHINESE CULTURE; CULTURAL ASPECTS; DIGITAL PRODUCTS; FOREIGN LANGUAGE; INTERACTIVE PRODUCTS; INTERFACE DESIGNS; PURELY FUNCTIONAL;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 0035597423     PISSN: 10447318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327590IJHC1301_3     Document Type: Article

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