Overcoming challenges in mobile UX research methods and tools

ABSTRACT

Judging by the year-by-year increasing number of CHI publications on mobile research methods and tools, it is clear that the community is currently rapidly innovating on tools, infrastructure, and methods for mobile user experience (UX) research. To reflect on this development, this SIG extends the workshop, "Mobile User Experience Research: Challenges, Methods & Tools" [8], and will open up the discussion to a wider group of practitioners and researchers.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.2 User Interfaces (D.2.2, H.1.2, I.3.6)
          Subjects: Evaluation/methodology

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.2 User Interfaces (D.2.2, H.1.2, I.3.6)
          Subjects: Prototyping; Evaluation/methodology

General Terms:
Design, Human Factors

Keywords:
mobile research, research methods, research tools