(English) Finding Uses For New Technology: Moving with a Magic Thing

(English) The user cannot always be the starting point for new products but involving users provides us with a way to find applications for technology-driven innovations. [続きを読む]
(English) Cultural Probes: Understanding Users in Context

(English) Probes force designers to think about the context and motivations of use, thus building a stronger understanding of the target audience and potentially leading to more informed designs. [続きを読む]
(English) Alarm Reliability: What If an Alarm Goes Off and No One Hears It?

(English) The challenge for sound designers of control programs is to enable carefree interaction so that the users do not need to worry about missing sound alarms. [続きを読む]
(English) Point, Counterpoint: What Three Experts Say about Speech Usability
(English) Interview with three professionals who represent the range of educational backgrounds currently involved in speech technology design and are currently working in the speech industry. [続きを読む]
(English) Auditory Displays in Healthcare

(English) How might an auditory display provide background confirmation when all is well, but attract attention when there is an important change? [続きを読む]
(English) What’s News: Make it Easy
(English) The Arthritis Foundation’s Ease of Use Commendation program seeks to identify products that are easy to use by people with arthritis. [続きを読む]
(English) Editor’s Note: Sonification: Its Time Has Arrived
申し訳ありません、このコンテンツはただ今 English のみです。 [続きを読む]