An empirical validation of four different measures to quantify user interface characteristics based on a general descriptive concept for interaction points

Proceedings - IEEE Symposium and Workshop on Engineering of Computer-Based Systems, ECBS 1996

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 435-441

  Rauterberg, M ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; USABILITY ENGINEERING;

DIRECT MANIPULATION; EMPIRICAL VALIDATION; GRANULARITY LEVELS; INTERACTION POINTS; INTERFACE CHARACTERISTIC; INTERFACE QUALITY; QUANTITATIVE MEASURES; USABILITY STUDIES;

USER INTERFACES;

EID: 84873307375     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ECBS.1996.494571     Document Type: Conference Paper

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