Title
Creative design for inclusion using virtual user models
Abstract
The development of products that are accessible to the largest possible group of users can be regarded as a major challenge for manufacturers of consumer products. It is therefore crucial, that the product development process is supported by practical methods and tools that can help incorporate these essential human factors in early phases of the development process. Ergonomics evaluation and user testing with real users are user centred design methodologies often conducted by companies that are not only complex, but can be very time and cost-intensive. As an alternative approach virtual user models (VUM) have been proposed for supporting the early phases of the product development process. In this paper we will present the model-based design approach of the European research project VICON supporting inclusive design of consumer products particularly at the early stages of product development.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1007/978-3-642-31522-0_43
ICCHP (1)
Keywords
Field
DocType
consumer product,early phase,real user,virtual user model,early stage,creative design,inclusive design,development process,user centred design methodology,model-based design approach,product development,product development process
Recommender system,User experience design,Computer science,Human factors and ergonomics,Universal design,Human–computer interaction,Product design,RDF,New product development,User-centered design
Conference
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
7382
0302-9743
2
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.43
1
9