3. 2. UCD Process Adopted from: User-Centered Design http://usability.msu.edu/approach.aspx
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Hinweis der Redaktion
The needs, wants and limitations of the end user are given extensive attention at each stage of the design process. The key words here : from the conception and every step of the way to ensure they will be comfortable The chief difference between interface design and UCD is that UCD tries to optimizes the user interface around how people can, want, or need, rather than forcing the users to change how they work to accommodate the system or function. - apply not just website and software, anything that people interact with
This diagram shows that it is a Cycle - The process needs to be repeated Everything and every step - Analysis, Design & Development, Implementation, Deployment - is centered around the users
Two critical components of the UCD process. Effectiveness - can users complete tasks, achieve goals with the product, do what they want to do? Efficiency - how much effort and time do users require to achieve their goals? Satisfaction - what do users think about the product’s ease of use? Accessiblity - enhances web site,
UCD draws from many disciplines - cognitive psychology, anthropology, human-computer interaction, visual and graphic arts, communication, user-interface theory, linguistics, human-factors, information design, instructional design, color theory, typography, and more.
The needs, wants and limitations of the end user are given extensive attention at each stage of the design process. The key words here : from the conception and every step of the way to ensure they will be comfortable The chief difference between interface design and UCD is that UCD tries to optimizes the user interface around how people can, want, or need, rather than forcing the users to change how they work to accommodate the system or function. - apply not just website and software, anything that people interact with