How applicable is your evaluation methods - Really?: Analysis and re-design of evaluation methods for fun and entertainment

Proceedings of the 2nd International Conferences on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions, ACHI 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 324-328

  Wiberg, Charlotte ^a   Jegers, Kalle ^a   Desurvire, Heather ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Behavioristics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation of fun; Methods; Re design of methods; Usability

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL MEDIAS; EVALUATION METHODS; EVALUATION OF FUN; IT APPLICATIONS; METHODS; RE DESIGNINGS; RE-DESIGN OF METHODS; USABILITY;

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS;

EID: 63849211598     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ACHI.2009.54     Document Type: Conference Paper

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