Are you sure? It seems like a good definition to me - it doesn't mandate usability testing or the use of personas, etc, it simply focuses on the concept of involving users throughout the design process. That is what IxDA members seem to be confused about - how many times have we heard someone say they think UCD mandates usability testing, the use of personas, thinking that UCD doesn't care about things like business goals or technology limitations, etc?. I'm just not sure if the problem is one of definition, or simply that many folks don't really understand what UCD is to begin with - it seems that a lot of people make false assumptions about the practice.
Jeff On Jan 20, 2008 1:23 PM, Robert Hoekman, Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The UPA has been working on a project to define a Usability Body of > > Knowledge (BoK) since 2004. You can review a definition for UCD and many > > other common terms at http://www.usabilitybok.org/ in the Glossary > > section. > > We also have sections for Methods, Design and other subjects. > > > The definition of UCD from UPA's Body of Knowledge glossary: > > "An approach or philosophy that emphasizes early and continuous involvement > of users in the design and evaluation process" > > This definition is hardly fulfilling. If UCD could be wrapped up in a single > sentence, we wouldn't be having this debate every week in the first place. > > -r- > > ________________________________________________________________ > *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* > February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA > Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
