Usability testing for educational computer game using observation method

Proceedings - 2010 International Conference on Information Retrieval and Knowledge Management: Exploring the Invisible World, CAMP'10

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 157-161

  Diah, Norizan Mat ^a   Ismail, Marina ^a   Ahmad, Suzana ^a   Dahari, Mohd Khairulnizam Md ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Educational computer game; Observation method; Usability

Indexed keywords

ADVENTURE GAMES; COMPUTER GAME; EDUCATIONAL COMPUTER GAME; EDUCATIONAL GAME; LEVEL OF SATISFACTION; OBSERVATION METHOD; USABILITY EVALUATION; USABILITY TESTING;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; EDUCATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; USABILITY ENGINEERING;

COMPUTER TESTING;

EID: 77953899295     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/INFRKM.2010.5466926     Document Type: Conference Paper

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