A quality step in software development where users are recruited who match key characteristics of target users and are asked to complete tasks using the software. Key measures are user error rate, time on task, and satisfaction. Can be moderated or unmoderated, remote or in-person. A skillful moderator can draw out mental model mismatches. The goal is to find issues while they are still relatively inexpensive to correct.
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How to track keydown event on browser?
Does anyone know if there is a tool or app that lets one capture keydown/keypress events in a browser across a page that isn't mine? I don't necessarily need to know what key was pressed.
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While establishing Heuristics for usability testing,do you advise using your own heuristics or pre defined ones
I am conducting a usability study of medical content delivery systems and I was planning to use some heuristics present in a CHI paper for my Heuristic evaluation.However since the area of focus is slightly different from the paper,I am not sure if…
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Track User Activity on Remote Site
I'm working on a usability testing service and trying to figure out how to track user activity (e.g. url, clicks etc.) on a page of another domain (without modifying the page via JS or similar).
Any ideas?
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Usability Study of opening links in a new browser window
I hope this isn't too off topic for programming, but I'm sure lots of you would like more information when dealing with clients or managers on this topic.
I'm looking for actual usability testing & research into opening browser links in a new…
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