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Meeting the Usability Challenge
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Summary
Although nearly everyone acknowledges the importance of user experience, usability often ends up pushed to the back of the queue. How then can we know whether what we are delivering makes sense and will work for our users? This presentation shows an approach to usability, focusing on activities in which users engage offers the potential for delivering dramatic improvements with much less effort.
Bio
Larry L. Constantine, IDSA, ACM Distinguished Engineer, is an award-winning designer specializing in visual and interaction design. As one of the pioneers of software engineering, he's contributed numerous concepts and techniques forming the foundations of modern practice in software. His publications in the computer sciences and human sciences include over 175 articles and papers plus 17 books.
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Jul 07, 2008