Usability Evaluation in a Digitally Emerging Country: A Survey Study

Fulvio Lizano; Maria Marta Sandoval; Anders Bruun; Jan Stage

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-40498-6_22

Usability Evaluation in a Digitally Emerging Country: A Survey Study

Fulvio Lizano, Maria Marta Sandoval, Anders Bruun, Jan Stage

Department of Computer Science

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Abstract

Several emerging countries experience increasing software development activities. With the purpose of provide useful feedback on possible courses of action for increasing application of usability evaluation in such countries, this paper explores the status of usability evaluation in a digitally emerging country. Our aim is to identifying common characteristics or behavioral patterns that could be compared with digitally advanced countries. We used an online survey answered by 26 software development organizations, which gave a snapshot of the application of usability evaluation in these organizations. We found many similarities with advanced countries, several completely new obstacles more connected with software development matters and a relatively positive improvement in the lack of “usability culture”. These findings suggest good conditions to improve conduction of usability evaluations in digitally emerging countries.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2013 : 14th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, September 2-6, 2013, Proceedings, Part IV
Number of pages	8
Volume	8120
Publisher	Springer VS
Publication date	2013
Pages	298-305
ISBN (Print)	978-3-642-40497-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40498-6_22
Publication status	Published - 2013
Event	INTERACT 2013: Designing for diversity - Cape Town, South Africa Duration: 2 Sept 2013 → 6 Sept 2013 Conference number: 14

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Conference	INTERACT 2013
Number	14
Country/Territory	South Africa
City	Cape Town
Period	02/09/2013 → 06/09/2013

Series	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume	8120
ISSN	0302-9743

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Lizano, F., Sandoval, M. M., Bruun, A., & Stage, J. (2013). Usability Evaluation in a Digitally Emerging Country: A Survey Study. In Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2013: 14th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, September 2-6, 2013, Proceedings, Part IV (Vol. 8120, pp. 298-305). Springer VS. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40498-6_22

Lizano, Fulvio ; Sandoval, Maria Marta ; Bruun, Anders et al. / Usability Evaluation in a Digitally Emerging Country : A Survey Study. Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2013: 14th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, September 2-6, 2013, Proceedings, Part IV. Vol. 8120 Springer VS, 2013. pp. 298-305 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 8120).

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Lizano F, Sandoval MM, Bruun A , Stage J. Usability Evaluation in a Digitally Emerging Country: A Survey Study. In Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2013: 14th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, September 2-6, 2013, Proceedings, Part IV. Vol. 8120. Springer VS. 2013. p. 298-305. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 8120). doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-40498-6_22