In a recent article in the Guardian about toddlers’ relationship with touchscreen technology, I was struck by some interesting aspects of children’s behaviour and attitudes.
Children aren’t afraid to experiment and they’ll interact with the technology in ways that the designers can’t predict. During user testing of a Three Blind Mice app, after chopping off the … Read more about ‘What can we learn from children about UX and design?’
As a User Experience Consultancy we have had years and years of practice in researching and observing people to understand their natural behaviour and interactions with a variety of different digital interfaces. But what is it like to be on the other end of the process, what is it like to be a participant?
Well, yesterday … Read more about ‘Marketers - ever been a user testing participant?’
Every time we run our Usability Testing training course, we get asked a lot of questions about testing mobile websites and applications. In terms of designing a usability testing protocol, there’s a lot of commonality between testing on a computer and testing on a mobile. However, one of the issues that frequently comes up is … Read more about ‘Mobile usability testing - in the field or in the lab?’
Site metrics is a massive tool for a user experience consultant. It can give us an early view of user behaviour before any testing is carried out, potentially signaling key problem pages and areas of interest.
I’ve used site metrics countless times to direct my research, and I’ve seen that games companies have started doing the … Read more about ‘Metrics help to focus user testing’
I’ve just been sent a great blog post describing the unexpected behaviour of a segment of smart-phone users - over 55 females. What caught my attention was their use of games:
When it comes to downloading apps on their smart-phones, one in five women stated that their favourite app was a gaming app
Games can … Read more about ‘Your gaming grandma’
