Mixed prototyping with configurable physical archetype for usability evaluation of product interfaces

Computers in Industry

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 310-323

  Barbieri, Loris ^a   Angilica, Agostino ^a   Bruno, Fabio ^a   Muzzupappa, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Design review; Interaction design; Mixed prototyping; Usability test

Indexed keywords

DESIGN REVIEW; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT; INTER-RELATIONSHIPS; INTERACTION DESIGN; PRODUCT INTERFACES; TARGET ACQUISITION; USABILITY EVALUATION; USABILITY TESTS;

AUDITION; DESIGN; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; ITERATIVE METHODS; USABILITY ENGINEERING; USER INTERFACES; VIRTUAL REALITY;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84875274037     PISSN: 01663615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compind.2012.11.010     Document Type: Article

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