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A comparison of field-based and lab-based experiments to evaluate user experience of personalised mobile devices
There is a growing debate in the literature regarding the tradeoffs between lab and field evaluation of mobile devices. This paper
presents a comparison of field-based and lab-based experiments to evaluate user experience of personalised mobile devices at
large sports events. A lab experiment is recommended when the testing focus is on the user interface and application-oriented
usability related issues. However, the results suggest that a field experiment is more suitable for investigating a wider range of
factors affecting the overall acceptability of the designed mobile service. Such factors include the system function and effects of
actual usage contexts aspects. Where open and relaxed communication is important (e.g., where participant groups are naturally
reticent to communicate), this is more readily promoted by the use of a field study.
Funding
This work has been carried out as part of the Philips Research Programme on Lifestyle.
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Advances in Human-Computer InteractionVolume
2013Pages
1 - 9Citation
SUN, X. and MAY, A., 2013. A comparison of field-based and lab-based experiments to evaluate user experience of personalised mobile devices. Advances in Human-Computer Interaction, Article ID 619767, 9pp.Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation © X. Sun and A. MayVersion
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This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.ISSN
1687-5893eISSN
1687-5907Publisher version
Language
- en