Exploring cultural usability

IEEE International Professional Communication Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 319-330

  Sun, Huatong ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural usability; Culture; Technology; Usability

Indexed keywords

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCTIVITY; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

CULTURAL USABILITY;

USABILITY ENGINEERING;

EID: 0036442885     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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