Usability lab
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A Usability lab is a place where Usability testing is done. It is an environment where users are studied interacting with a system for the sake of evaluating the system's usability.
Typically, the user sits in front of a personal computer, alongside a facilitator who gives the user tasks to perform. Behind a one-way mirror, a number of observers watch the interaction, make notes, and ensure the activity is recorded. Usually, sessions will be filmed and the software will log interaction details.
[edit] External links
- Survey of Usability Labs — Summary statistics for size and layout of 13 usability labs (1994)
- Global Usability Knowledge Management (GUKM) — Map of usability labs worldwide from Florida State University's Learning Systems Institute
- Pictures of a Lab — Some pictures of a commercial used Usability Lab.
- Portable Usability Lab testing — Making usability labs portable to test anywhere.
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