Papers/Notes: Finding Your Mojo and Doing Some Good
Thursday, April 15
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
O Job Can You Return My Mojo?: Improving Human Engagement and Enjoyment in Routine Activities
Dvijesh Shastri, University Of Houston, USA
Yuichi Fujiki, University Of Houston, USA
Ross Buffington, University Of Houston, USA
Panagiotis Tsiamyrtzis, University Of Houston, USA
Ioannis Pavlidis, University Of Houston, USA
This paper proves that blending mild mental/physical challenges in routine monitoring tasks increases enjoyment without sacrificing performance. The concept may find broad applications in the security industry.
Identifying Drivers and Hindrances of Social User Experience in Web Services
Kaisa Väänänen-Vainio-Mattila, Tampere University of Technology, Nokia Research Center, Finland
Minna Wäljas, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
Jarno Ojala, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
Katarina Segerståhl, University of Oulu, Finland
This research identifies distinct drivers and hindrances for social user experience (UX) of Web services. The findings can be used to inform design and as evaluation criteria for social UX.
A Novel Way to Conduct Human Studies and Do Some Good
Pradeep Buddharaju, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Houston, USA
Yuichi Fujiki, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Houston, USA
Ioannis Pavlidis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Houston, USA
Ergun Akleman, Visualization Sciences Program, Texas A&M University , USA
The authors describe a novel way to conduct large-scale human studies achieving the maximum outreach and impact with the minimum cost.
More than a Feeling: Understanding the Desirability Factor in User Experience
Carol M. Barnum, Southern Polytechnic State University, USA
Laura A. Palmer, Southern Polytechnic State University, USA
We report on our use of Microsoft?s product reaction cards in several studies and their effectiveness in helping us understand the desirability factor in products from our users? perspective.
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