Title :
SimUI: graphical user interface evaluation using playback
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Math., Tsuda Coll., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
The author describes a set of tools for evaluating graphical user interface designs during software development. These tools record mouse and keyboard operations by users and compare them to detect potential usability problems. The tools two main techniques are data gathering in playback mode and multistep matching of recorded data. A preliminary experiment showed that the tools can automate part of the usability evaluation process by detecting differences often overlooked by human observers
Keywords :
graphical user interfaces; performance evaluation; software tools; systems analysis; SimUI; data gathering; design evaluation tools; graphical user interface evaluation; keyboard; mouse; multistep matching; playback; simulation user interaction evaluation tools; software development; usability evaluation; usability problems; Costs; Educational institutions; Graphical user interfaces; Humans; Mathematics; Postal services; Testing; Usability; User interfaces; Video recording;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Software and Applications Conference, 1992. COMPSAC '92. Proceedings., Sixteenth Annual International
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-3000-0
DOI :
10.1109/CMPSAC.1992.217592
