Usability and Software Architecture: The Forgotten Problems
Published July 24th, 2009 Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Bonnie John has teamed up with Len Bass to bring usability to the architecture design table as a “first-class citizen” on par with other quality attributes like performance, security, and modifiability; she presents their research, proposed solution, and empirical results supporting the efficacy of that solution. January 26, 2007 lecture by Bonnie John for the Stanford University Human Computer Interaction Seminar (CS 547).
Improving the Usability of Your Ruby on Rails Applications
Published June 15th, 2009 Under Open Source Tools | Leave a Comment
This session will explain the importance of usability and teach essential interface design principles for better user experiences on the web. The session will then dive into how to apply these principles in Ruby on Rails code, using a simple rails app to progressively add interface design improvements to enhance the usability.
Applying User Testing During Development
Published May 22nd, 2009 Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
This presentation will focus on the relationship between Production, Game Design, and User Research (Usability). What it takes to prepare game builds for User Research, what the goals are for the usability test, and what Production and Design do with the results. Halo3 will serve as the primary example. Learning Objectives:
* Understand the role of the producer in User Research and Design
* Explore production specific issues for User Research
* Appreciate the importance of User Research for making great games