Blandford, A.E. and Butterworth, R. and Curzon, P. (2001) PUMA Footprints: linking theory and craft skill in usability evaluation. In: Hirose, M., (ed.) Human-Computer Interaction - INTERACT'01. (pp. pp. 577-584). IOS Press: Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Abstract
‘Footprints’ are marks or features of a design that alert the analyst to the possible existence of usability difficulties caused by violations of design principles. PUMA Footprints make an explicit link between the theory underlying a Programmable User Model and the design principles that can be derived from that theory. While principles are widely presented as being intuitively obvious, it is desirable that they should have a theoretical basis. However, working directly with theory tends to be time-consuming, and demands a high level of skill. PUMA footprints offer a theory-based justification for various usability principles, with guidelines on detecting violations of those principles.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
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| Title: | PUMA Footprints: linking theory and craft skill in usability evaluation |
| ISBN-13: | 9781586031886 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | http://www.iospress.nl/html/9781586031886.php |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This book is the proceedings of INTERACT2001 held in Tokyo, in July 2001. |
| Keywords: | PUM, cognitive modelling, design principles, guidelines, usability evaluation, craft skill |
| UCL classification: | UCL > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Psychology and Language Sciences (Division of) > UCL Interaction Centre |
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