Using video to re-present the user

ABSTRACT

Advocates of user-centered design and participatory design, also referred to as “work practice practitioners” include computer scientists, systems designers, software engineers, social scientists, industrial and graphic designers, marketing, sales, and service personnel. Working singly or in teams, we have been identifying and combining effective techniques and methods of: gathering data, interacting with user participants, representing activities and observations, and integrating findings with the design and construction of new technologies.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.1 Multimedia Information Systems
          Subjects: Video (e.g., tape, disk, DVI)

Additional Classification:
  D. Software
  D.2 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
      D.2.1 Requirements/Specifications
          Subjects: Methodologies (e.g., object-oriented, structured)

  H. Information Systems
  H.1 MODELS AND PRINCIPLES

General Terms:
Design, Documentation, Human Factors, Management