Using the hybrid simulation for early user evaluations of pervasive interactions

NordiCHI 2010: Extending Boundaries - Proceedings of the 6th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 315-324

  Leichtenstern, Karin ^a   André, Elisabeth ^a   Rehm, Matthias ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG   (Germany)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Early stages evaluation method; Hybrid simulation; Mobile phones; Pervasive interface; User centred design

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; EVALUATION METHOD; HYBRID SIMULATION; INTERACTION DEVICES; LABORATORY STUDIES; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; PERVASIVE ENVIRONMENTS; PERVASIVE INTERFACES; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; USER CENTRED DESIGN; USER EVALUATIONS; USER REQUIREMENTS; USER STUDY; VIRTUAL SIMULATIONS;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MOBILE DEVICES; MOBILE PHONES; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; TELEPHONE; TELEPHONE SETS;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 78650089190     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1868914.1868952     Document Type: Conference Paper

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