Gaining insight into unfamiliar contexts: A design toolbox as input for using role-play techniques

Interacting with Computers

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 956-976

  Rodriguez J ^a   Diehl, J C ^a   Christiaans, H ^a  

^a FACULTY OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENGINEERING   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Context information; Cultural diversity; Design tool; People understanding; Performance

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STUDENTS;

CONTEXT INFORMATION; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DESIGN TOOLS;

USER INTERFACES;

EID: 33748898528     PISSN: 09535438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intcom.2006.05.007     Document Type: Article

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