I should have added that we have a table set up in our design space for usability testing, so yeah, I agree that the testing and design spaces can be somewhat dual-purposed. In our case we use our space primarily for collaboration and to do our own work "off in a corner" (literally!).
I've found that people are most comfortable when you do the test at their desk-- especially useful when you're doing a contextual inquiry, as you get to see all those lovely pinups of frequently used info, postits (almost a fetish in this circle), and other useful tidbits. A separate testing space is still useful for answering those lower-level questions: "can they find this widget? is the information categorized in an understandable way?" But for the higher-level stuff, e.g. "Does this product effectively meet the user's needs? Does it give 'em a warm-and-fuzzy feeling?" it's better to test in the field. We're starting to veer away from the original question, tho-- Oliver, is there enough info for you in this thread? ________________________________________________________________ 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
