Testing virtual use with scenarios, Wilfred van der Vegte

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Testing virtual use with scenarios

Wilfred van der Vegte

2009 / xii + 191 pp. / paperback / thesis / ISBN 978-90-6562-097-2

An important goal of user-centred design is designing consumer durables for optimal interaction with users, i.e., considering how they can be used by various users in various circumstances. Possible forms of use can be investigated with human subjects and physical prototypes, but recruitment of subjects and organization of test sessions are typically time and money-consuming. In the case of conceptual design, adequate physical prototypes are often unavailable, which makes testing even more problematic. Under these circumstances, simulations with virtual prototypes have proven an attractive and often efficient solution. Simulations of complex use processes however, are not sufficiently supported by currently available simulation methods and tools. This is caused by three problems, which form the starting point of the research decribed in this thesis.

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VSSD: Science and Technology	order information b
Testing virtual use with scenarios Wilfred van der Vegte 2009 / xii + 191 pp. / paperback / thesis / ISBN 978-90-6562-097-2
An important goal of user-centred design is designing consumer durables for optimal interaction with users, i.e., considering how they can be used by various users in various circumstances. Possible forms of use can be investigated with human subjects and physical prototypes, but recruitment of subjects and organization of test sessions are typically time and money-consuming. In the case of conceptual design, adequate physical prototypes are often unavailable, which makes testing even more problematic. Under these circumstances, simulations with virtual prototypes have proven an attractive and often efficient solution. Simulations of complex use processes however, are not sufficiently supported by currently available simulation methods and tools. This is caused by three problems, which form the starting point of the research decribed in this thesis.	PDF files: prelims summary full dissertation
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English language textbooks Homepage	Updated: 15 December 2009, hlf@vssd.nl