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International Conference on Internet Technologies and Applications , ITA-11 September, 2011, Glyndr University, Wrexham

Usability evaluation of a gesturecontrolled user interface.

Monir Bhuiyan

Centre for Applied Internet Research (CAIR) Glyndr University, North Wales, UK

Overview of the presentation

Introducing the research Background Usability evaluation Evaluation plan Evaluation result Future work & conclusion

Introducing the research

Gesture Controlled Communication Aid for Inclusive Design
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Usability, framework, time & age factors Modes of interaction & Usability Technology evolution Elderly population

Motivation

Gesture controlled User interface for Inclusive Design

Background
Background o Interaction, Interface, usability, Gesture, Inclusivity Review study o 180 papers , 26 research related and representative projects, 9 commercial products Findings o GCUI Affordable o Usable for many users, so inclusive OpenGesture application: a prototype

Usability evaluation
Usability (Rubin et al. 2008, Albert et al., 2010) GCUI Usability- Design, layout, effectiveness, efficiency, easy of use, learn ability, satisfaction GCUI development and usability framework o Finding Ideal place, range and distance of interaction Time and age factors of GCUI

Evaluation Plan
Phases
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Pilot study Main evaluation Time and age factor study

Plan
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Sessions, Scenarios, Goals, Hypotheses, Questionnaire, Participants..............

Ethical approval

Evaluation sessions

Questionnaire and data preparation Likert scale

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For design, usability issues, feature Means & standard deviation

Ranking
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Rank order average (ROA)

Percentage, qualitative analysis

Open Question, groups....

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Tabulation

Analysis and result

The scale of 1..5 for question responses gives us a neutral value (neither strong agree nor disagree) These figures are very similar for all age groups, indicating inclusivity. The ROA analysis -a rectangular menu option arrangement was preferred, closely followed by the triangular configuration. The circular menu was unpopular. A breadth of 4x4x4 where 4 options were positioned on a screen, with a depth of 3 screens was preferred. Finally, the preferred distance of 240cm from the screen. We also need to know- Time factor and age factor of using GCUI

Time and age factor study

Time (Fitts Law ) and Age factors, using the GCUI best configuration

Timing of the tasks by different users Overall success rate of different users Incorporating ability factors into the equation Comparing with another interaction

Conclusion
Result analysis o Not strongly agreed by the participants, nor rejected. o The framework or the best configuration of GCUI Methodology o Standard usability evaluation method and questionnaire GCUI can be a usable and inclusive interface.

Reference & further reading Usability Albert, B., Tullis, T. and Tedesco, D. (2010) Beyond the
Lab: Conducting Large-scale Online User experience studies Bernsen, N.O. and Dybkjr, L. (2009) Multimodal Usability Brinck, T., Gergle, D. and Wood, S.D. (2002) Usability for the Web: Designing Web Sites that Work Lumsden, j. (ed.) (2008) Handbook of research on user interface design and evaluation for mobile technology Nielsen, J. (1993) Usability engineering (Interactive Technologies) Perlman, G. (2009) User Interface Usability Evaluation with Web-Based Questionnaire Rubin, J.Z., Chisnell, D. and Spool, J.M. (2008) Handbook of usability testing: how to plan, design, and conduct effective tests Schaffer, E. (2004) Institutionalization of Usability: A Step-byStep Guide

Thanks
Questions
Monir Bhuiyan Centre for Applied Internet Research (CAIR) Glyndr University, Wrexham monirb@live.com

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