For those interested... *ABOUT THE TALK:* While the Web has evolved from flat documents to being fluidly ambient, we’re using the same user research and usability testing methods and techniques we were using in 1994.
We know that conducting usability tests can tell us where people get frustrated. What will testing reveal about frustrations with interactions people have with other people online? When interaction is protean, how do you derive a task scenario? What are the success criteria? When you have large-scale social, individual workarounds turn into functionality and social norms. Etiquette evolves organically. What’s that test look like? In this session, Dana will boil these questions down to 5 major issues UXers working in the social Web are grappling with and share experiences from SxD pioneering researchers. *ABOUT OUR PRESENTER:* Dana Chisnell has helped thousands of people learn how to make better design decisions by giving them the skills they need to gain knowledge about users. She has observed hundreds of study participants for dozens of clients to learn about design issues in software, hardware, web sites, online services, games, and ballots, helping these organizations perform usability tests and user research to inform design decisions for products and services. These days, her pet topics are election design, usable security, and researching social interactions mediated by technology. She’s the co-author, with Jeff Rubin, of/Handbook of Usability Testing Second Edition/(Wiley, 2008). *WHEN:* Wednesday, April 13, 2011 Refreshments & Networking: 6-7pm Presentation: 7pm – 8ish *WHERE:* PixelMEDIA 75 New Hampshire Ave, Suite 100 Portsmouth, NH 03801 NH UPA meetings are ALWAYS open to anyone who is interested in attending. Membership to the UPA is NOT required and the meeting is completely Free! We look forward to seeing you! _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
