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Usability Evaluation Considered Harmful (Some of the Time)
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Presentation at the ACM CHI 2008 conference by Saul Greenberg and Bill Buxton
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Usability Evaluation Considered Harmful (Some of the Time)
- Usability Evaluation Considered Harmful Some of the time Saul Greenberg University of Calgary Bill Buxton Microsoft Research
- Warning: Opinions Ahead
- Warning: Opinions Ahead Source: stadtherr.com/Rock_Throwing.jpg /
- Warning: Opinions Ahead
- Part 1. Usability Evaluation
- Part 2. CHI Trends
- CHI Trends (Barkhuus/Rode, Alt.CHI 2007) 2007
- CHI Trends (Barkhuus/Rode, Alt.CHI 2007) 2007
- HCI Education
- HCI Practice Source: http://www.xperienceconsulting.com/eng/servicios.asp?ap=25
- Dogma Usability evaluation = validation = CHI = HCI
- Part 3. Some Theory
- Time Learning Brian Gaines Breakthrough Replication Empiricism Theory Automation Maturity
- Time Learning Breakthrough Replication Empiricism Theory Automation Maturity early design & invention science cultural appropriation
- Time Learning Breakthrough Replication Empiricism Theory Automation Maturity early design & invention science cultural appropriation
- Part 4. Early Design Breakthrough Replication
- Memex Bush
- Unimplemented and untested design. Microfilm is impractical. The work is premature and untested. Resubmit after you build and evaluate this design.
- We usually get it wrong
- Part 6. Science Empiricism Theory
- I need to do an evaluation
- What’s the problem?
- It won’t get accepted if I don’t. Duh!
- Source: whatitslikeontheinside.com/2005/10/pop-quiz-whats-wrong-with-this-picture.html
- Part 6. Cultural Appropriation Automation Maturity
- Memex Bush
- 1979 Ted Nelson 1945 Bush 1987 Notecards 1992 Sepia 1993 Mosaic 1989 ACM 1990 HTTP
- Part 7. What to do
- Evaluation
- More Appropriate Evaluation
- We decide what is good research and practice
- There is no them
- Only us http://eduspaces.net/csessums/weblog/261227.html
- Time Learning Brian Gaines Breakthrough major creative advances Replication ideas mimicked and altered; increasing experience Empiricism lessons formulated as empirical design rules Theory underlying causal systems Automation accepted Maturity used routinely
- Augment Engelbart
Editor's Notes
- This presentation was given at the ACM CHI Conference, April 2008, in Florence, Italy. It was immediately followed by a panel that discussed it (Moderator: Beth Mynatt. Panelists: Tom Rodden, Bonnie John, and Dan Olson). Detailed speaking notes are included in the slide deck.
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