Usability - Not as we know it!

Paula Alexandra Silva; Alan Dix

doi:10.14236/ewic/hci2007.72

Usability - Not as we know it!

Paula Alexandra Silva^*, Alan Dix

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Abstract

YouTube has been the Internet success story of 2006. However, when subjected to conventional usability evaluation it appears to fail miserably. With this and other social Web services, the purpose of the user is fun, uncertainty, engagement and selfexpression. Web2.0 has turned the passive 'user' into an active producer of content and shaper of the ultimate user experience. This more playful, more participative, often joyful use of technology appears to conflict with conventional usability, but we argue that a deeper 'usability' emerges that respects the user's purposes whether acting as homo ludens.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	People and Computers XXI HCI.But Not as We Know It - Proceedings of HCI 2007
Subtitle of host publication	The 21st British HCI Group Annual Conference
Publisher	British Computer Society
ISBN (Print)	9781902505954
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/hci2007.72
Publication status	Published - Sept 2007
Externally published	Yes
Event	21st British HCI Group Annual Conference: People and Computers XXI HCI.But Not as We Know It, HCI 2007 - Lancaster, United Kingdom Duration: 3 Sept 2007 → 7 Sept 2007

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Name	People and Computers XXI HCI.But Not as We Know It - Proceedings of HCI 2007: The 21st British HCI Group Annual Conference

Conference

Conference	21st British HCI Group Annual Conference: People and Computers XXI HCI.But Not as We Know It, HCI 2007
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Lancaster
Period	3/09/07 → 7/09/07

Keywords

Design
Evaluation
User experience
Web2.0
YouTube

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Silva, P. A., & Dix, A. (2007). Usability - Not as we know it! In People and Computers XXI HCI.But Not as We Know It - Proceedings of HCI 2007: The 21st British HCI Group Annual Conference (People and Computers XXI HCI.But Not as We Know It - Proceedings of HCI 2007: The 21st British HCI Group Annual Conference). British Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/hci2007.72

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Silva, PA & Dix, A 2007, Usability - Not as we know it! in People and Computers XXI HCI.But Not as We Know It - Proceedings of HCI 2007: The 21st British HCI Group Annual Conference. People and Computers XXI HCI.But Not as We Know It - Proceedings of HCI 2007: The 21st British HCI Group Annual Conference, British Computer Society, 21st British HCI Group Annual Conference: People and Computers XXI HCI.But Not as We Know It, HCI 2007, Lancaster, United Kingdom, 3/09/07. https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/hci2007.72

Usability - Not as we know it! / Silva, Paula Alexandra; Dix, Alan.
People and Computers XXI HCI.But Not as We Know It - Proceedings of HCI 2007: The 21st British HCI Group Annual Conference. British Computer Society, 2007. (People and Computers XXI HCI.But Not as We Know It - Proceedings of HCI 2007: The 21st British HCI Group Annual Conference).

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

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