Jakob NIELSEN and Robert L. MACK, Usability Inspection Method,New York, Wiley, 1994, 413 p.

NIELSEN SunSoft ROBERT L . MACK IBM

The cognitive walkthrough (Lewis et al. 1990; Polson et al. 1992a) is a usability inspection method that focuses on evaluating a design for ease of learning, particularly by exploration. This focus is motivated by the observation that many users prefer to learn software by exploration (Carroll and Rosson 1987; Fischer 199 1). Instead of investing time for comprehensive formal training when a s ...

Cellular proteolytic systems, volume 15. Edited by Aaron J. Ciechanover and Alan L. Schwartz. Modern Cell Biology Series. New York: John Wiley and Sons. (1994). 233 pp. $84.95

To classical biochemists, enzymologists, or cell biologists, proteolysis has been a problem that could wreak havoc with weeks of meticulous work when they find a particular activity is "dead" as a result of proteolytic degradation. Indeed, it may not be entirely coincidental that several proteases have the syllables "pain" in their names. In the past decade, proteases have assumed new respectab...

7 Understanding and Improving Usability Inspection Methods

Usability inspection method (UIM) is the term used for a variety of analytical methods designed to “find” usability problems in an interface design. The basic principle involves analysts inspecting the interface against a set of pre-determined rules, standards or requirements. Analysts inspect the interface and predict potential usability problems based on breaches of these rules. None of the U...

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Usability Inspection of a 3D Interaction Metaphor

41 Abstract— The Virtual Sky project sponsored by the Eurocontrol Research Center focuses on the creation of three-dimensional stereoscopic environments for Air Traffic Control. One problem studied by the project concerns the interaction with three-dimensional stereoscopic objects. Since new ways of interaction are required so as to allow users an efficient accomplishment of the tasks, a set of...