Soft' usability problems with consumer electronics: The interaction between user characteristics and usability

Journal of Design Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 223-238

  Kim, Chajoong ^a   Christiaans, Henri ^a  

^a FACULTY OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENGINEERING   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cultural diversity; Soft usability problems; User characteristics; User experience; User profile

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863930036     PISSN: 17483050     EISSN: 15691551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/JDR.2012.047938     Document Type: Article

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