Exploitation of heuristics for virtual environments

Ebba Thora Hvannberg; Gyda Halldorsdottir; Jan Rudinsky

doi:10.1145/2399016.2399065

Exploitation of heuristics for virtual environments

Ebba Thora Hvannberg, Gyda Halldorsdottir, Jan Rudinsky

Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science

University of Iceland

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Abstract

Although generic usability heuristics lists have been popular with researchers and practitioners, emerging new technologies have called for more specific heuristics. One of these heuristics was proposed by Sutcliffe and Gault in 2004 [37]. This paper examines research which has cited these heuristics with the aim to see how it has been exploited. The results showed that a fifth of the papers citing the heuristics have used the heuristics fully or partly, and that researchers have adapted it to their current needs. Following this result we proposed that a patchwork of heuristics might be more useful than a single list. We evaluated a crisis management training simulator using the virtual reality heuristics and discussed how the outcome of the evaluation fitted the patchwork.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	NordiCHI 2012
Subtitle of host publication	Making Sense Through Design - Proceedings of the 7th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction
Pages	308-317
Number of pages	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2399016.2399065
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	7th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Making Sense Through Design, NordiCHI 2012 - Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: 14 Oct 2012 → 17 Oct 2012

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Name	NordiCHI 2012: Making Sense Through Design - Proceedings of the 7th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

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Conference	7th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Making Sense Through Design, NordiCHI 2012
Country/Territory	Denmark
City	Copenhagen
Period	14/10/12 → 17/10/12

Other keywords

Crisis management training
Heuristics evaluation
Virtual reality

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Hvannberg, E. T., Halldorsdottir, G., & Rudinsky, J. (2012). Exploitation of heuristics for virtual environments. In NordiCHI 2012: Making Sense Through Design - Proceedings of the 7th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (pp. 308-317). (NordiCHI 2012: Making Sense Through Design - Proceedings of the 7th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction). https://doi.org/10.1145/2399016.2399065

Hvannberg, Ebba Thora ; Halldorsdottir, Gyda ; Rudinsky, Jan. / Exploitation of heuristics for virtual environments. NordiCHI 2012: Making Sense Through Design - Proceedings of the 7th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. 2012. pp. 308-317 (NordiCHI 2012: Making Sense Through Design - Proceedings of the 7th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction).

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Hvannberg, ET, Halldorsdottir, G & Rudinsky, J 2012, Exploitation of heuristics for virtual environments. in NordiCHI 2012: Making Sense Through Design - Proceedings of the 7th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. NordiCHI 2012: Making Sense Through Design - Proceedings of the 7th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, pp. 308-317, 7th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Making Sense Through Design, NordiCHI 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark, 14/10/12. https://doi.org/10.1145/2399016.2399065

Exploitation of heuristics for virtual environments. / Hvannberg, Ebba Thora; Halldorsdottir, Gyda; Rudinsky, Jan.
NordiCHI 2012: Making Sense Through Design - Proceedings of the 7th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. 2012. p. 308-317 (NordiCHI 2012: Making Sense Through Design - Proceedings of the 7th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Hvannberg ET, Halldorsdottir G, Rudinsky J. Exploitation of heuristics for virtual environments. In NordiCHI 2012: Making Sense Through Design - Proceedings of the 7th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. 2012. p. 308-317. (NordiCHI 2012: Making Sense Through Design - Proceedings of the 7th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction). doi: 10.1145/2399016.2399065

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