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CHI
2009
ACM
16 years 6 months ago
Usability, playability, and long-term engagement in computer games
Does usability affect long term user engagement in computer games, or are other factors more influential? This paper explores this issue, discussing an evaluation study that measu...
Alessandro Febretti, Franca Garzotto
BCSHCI
2007
15 years 7 months ago
Investigating the usability of PDAs with ageing users
Mobile technologies have the potential to enhance the lives of ageing users, especially those who experience a decline in cognitive abilities. However, diminutive devices often pe...
Sheila Mc Carthy, Heather Sayers, Paul McKevitt
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CHI
2005
ACM
16 years 6 months ago
Acceptance and usability of a relational agent interface by urban older adults
This study examines the acceptance and usability of an animated conversational agent designed to establish longterm relationships with older, mostly minority adult users living in...
Timothy W. Bickmore, Lisa Caruso, Kerri Clough-Gor...
HRI
2006
ACM
16 years 1 days ago
Usability evaluation of an automated mission repair mechanism for mobile robot mission specification
This paper describes a usability study designed to assess ease of use, user satisfaction, and performance of a mobile robot mission specification system. The software under consid...
Lilia Moshkina, Yoichiro Endo, Ronald C. Arkin
USAB
2007
15 years 7 months ago
Usability and Transferability of a Visualization Methodology for Medical Data
Information Visualization (InfoVis) techniques can offer a valuable contribution for the examination of medical data. We successfully developed an InfoVis application – Gravi –...
Margit Pohl, Markus Rester, Sylvia Wiltner