Title :
Defining usability: quality of use or quality of experience?
Author :
McNamara, Niamh ; Kirakowski, Jurek
Author_Institution :
Univ. Coll. Cork, Ireland
Abstract :
This paper is concerned with the impact of changing conceptualizations of usability from quality of use to quality of experience. At present, there are many calls to expand the usability construct, although there is no clear consensus as to how this can be achieved. The lack of such a consensus might result in the usability construct being broadened to such a degree as to become meaningless. The implications of this for the evaluation of electronic consumer products are discussed.
Keywords :
consumer electronics; human computer interaction; HCI; electronic consumer products; human computer interaction; usability construct; user experience; Consumer products; DVD; Educational institutions; Human computer interaction; ISO standards; Mobile handsets; Usability; Velocity measurement; Video recording; Washing machines;
Conference_Titel :
Professional Communication Conference, 2005. IPCC 2005. Proceedings. International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9027-X
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9028-8
DOI :
10.1109/IPCC.2005.1494178