Paper Info
Title
A comparison of field-based and lab-based experiments to evaluate user experience of personalised mobile devices
Abstract
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.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1155/2013/619767
Adv. Human-Computer Interaction
Keywords
Field
DocType
field study,field evaluation,user interface,lab-based experiment,personalised mobile device,user experience,lab experiment,mobile service,mobile device,field experiment
User experience design,Computer science,Simulation,Usability,Mobile service,Human–computer interaction,Mobile device,User interface,Multimedia
Journal
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
2013,
1687-5893
17
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.92
17
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Xu Sun1578.56
Andrew J. May224019.61