Designing interactive consumer products: Utility of paper prototypes and effectiveness of enhanced control labelling

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-85

  Sauer, Juergen ^a   Franke, Holger ^b   Ruettinger, Bruno ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Consumer product; Paper prototype; Simulation fidelity

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; DATA REDUCTION; LABELING; STANDARDS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

CONTROL LABELING; PAPER PROTOTYPE; SIMULATION FIDELITY;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

ARTICLE; CLEANING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LABELING INDEX; PACKAGING; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

CONTROL SYSTEMS; LABELING; PRODUCT DESIGN; STANDARDS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

EID: 34948900315     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Betsch T., Haberstroh S., Glöckner A., Haar T., and Fiedler K. The effects of routine strength on adaptation and information search in recurrent decision making. Org. Behav. Hum. Dec. Process. 84 (2001) 23-53
2. Catani, M.B., Biers, D.W., 1998. Usability evaluation and prototype fidelity: users and usability professionals. Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 42nd Annual Meeting, pp. 1331-1335.
3. Chapanis A. Human Factors in Systems Engineering (1996), Wiley, New York
4. Cox E.P., Wogalter M.S., Stokes S.L., and Tipton Murff E.J. Do product warnings increase safe behavior? A meta-analysis. J. Pub. Policy Marketing 16 (1997) 195-204
5. Elliot L.R., Dalrymple M.A., Schifflett S.G., and Miller J.C. Scaling scenarios: development and application of C4ISR sustained operations research. In: Schiflett S.G., Elliot L.R., Salas E., and Coovert M.D. (Eds). Scaled Worlds: Development, Validation, and Applications (2004), Ashgate Publishing Limited, Aldershot 119-133
6. Hall R.R. Usability and product design: a case study. In: Jordan P., and Green W.S. (Eds). Human Factors in Product Design (1999), Taylor & Francis, London 85-91
7. Hines J.M., Hungerford H.R., and Tomera A.N. Analysis and synthesis of research on responsible environmental behavior: A meta-analysis. J. Environ. Educ. 18 2 (1986) 1-8
8. Holtzblatt K., and Jones S. Contextual inquiry: A participatory technique for system design. In: Schuler S., and Namioka A. (Eds). Participatory Design: Principles and Practices (1993), Erlbaum, Hillsdale 177-210
9. Hsu S.H., and Peng Y. Control/display relationship of the four-burner stove: a re-examination. Hum. Factors 35 4 (1993) 745-749
10. Jordan P.W. An Introduction to Usability (1998), Taylor & Francis, London
11. McCarthy R.L., Ayres T.J., Wood C.T., and Robinson J.N. Risk and effectiveness criteria for using on-product warnings. Ergonomics 38 (1995) 2164-2175
12. Nielsen, J., 1990. Paper versus computer implementations as mock-up scenarios for heuristic evaluation. Proceedings of the IFIP INTERACT90 Third International Conference Human-Computer Interaction (Cambridge, UK, August 27-31), pp. 315-320.
13. Norman D.A. The Psychology of Everyday Things (1988), Basic Books, New York
14. Rooden M.J. Prototypes on trial. In: Jordan P., and Green W.S. (Eds). Human Factors in Product Design (1999), Taylor & Francis, London 85-91
15. Rudd J., Stern K., and Isensee S. Low vs. high-fidelity prototyping debate. Interactions 3 1 (1996) 76-85
16. Säde S., Niemenen M., and Riihiaho S. Testing usability with 3D paper prototypes-Case Halton system. Appl. Ergon. 29 (1998) 67-73
17. Sanders M.S., and McCormick. Human Factors in Engineering and Design (1993), McGraw-Hill, New York
18. Sauer J., Wiese B.S., and Rüttinger B. Improving ecological performance of electrical consumer products: the role of design-based measures and user variables. Appl. Ergon. 33 4 (2002) 297-307
19. Sauer J., Wiese B.S., and Rüttinger B. Designing low-complexity electrical consumer products for ecological use. Appl. Ergon. 34 6 (2003) 521-531
20. Sauer J., Wiese B.S., and Rüttinger B. Ecological performance of electrical consumer products: the influence of automation and information-based measures. Appl. Ergon. 35 (2004) 37-47
21. Schahn J., Damian M., Schurig U., and Füchsle C. Konstruktion und evaluation der dritten version des skalensystems zur erfassung des umweltbewusstseins (SEU-3). Diagnostica 46 2 (2000) 84-92
22. Sefelin, R., Tscheligi, M., Giller, V., 2003. Paper prototyping-what is it good for? A comparison of paper- and computer-based low-fidelity prototyping. CHI '03 Extended Abstracts on Human factors in Computer Systems, April 2003.
23. Simon H.A. Rationality as process and as product of thought. Am. Econ. Rev. 68 (1978) 1-16
24. Verplanken B., Aarts H., and van Knippenberg A. Habit, information acquisition, and the process of making travel mode choices. Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. 27 5 (1997) 539-560
25. Virzi R.A., Sokolov J.L., and Karis D. Usability problem identification using both low- and high-fidelity prototypes. Conf. Proc. Hum. Factors Comput. Syst.: CHI 96 (1996) 236-243
26. Walker, M., Takayama, L., Landay, J., 2002. High-fidelity or low-fidelity, paper or computer medium? Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 46th Annual Meeting: HFES2002, pp. 661-665.
27. Wenzel H., Hausschild M., and Alting L. Environmental Assessment of Products vol. 1 (1997), Chapman & Hall, London
28. Wiese B.S., Sauer J., and Rüttinger B. Consumers' use of written product information. Ergonomics 47 11 (2004) 1180-1194
29. Wiklund, M., Thurrot, C., Dumas, J., 1992. Does the fidelity of software prototypes affect the perception of usability? Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 36th Annual Meeting: HFES1992, pp. 399-403.
30. Wogalter M.S. Factors influencing the effectiveness of warnings. In: Zwaga H.J.G., Boerseman T., and Hoonhout H.C.M. (Eds). Visual Information for Everyday Use: Design and Research Perspectives (1999), Taylor & Francis, London 93-110