CS295J/Literature to read for class 8
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Ritter, F. E., & Young, R. M. (2001). Embodied models as simulated users: Introduction to this special issue on using cognitive models to improve interface design. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 55, 1-14
This will give us an idea of where the field is, or was 8 years ago. (Adam)
Software Usability Measurement Inventory (SUMI)
This is a battery of questions, some of which are distracters, that measure user affect ("perceived quality"). This battery has been run against a bunch of standard applications and so when the test is administered the scores can be normalized and compared relative to a known range. (OWNER: Andrew Bragdon)