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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2019.17.4.249

A Study of Weather App Based on Behavioral Economics  

Yoon, Ji-Yeon (Design Management, Hongik University)
Kim, Bo-Yeun (Digital Media Design, Hongik University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.17, no.4, 2019 , pp. 249-254 More about this Journal
Abstract
As an alternative to the growing problem of weather anomalies, users are using mobile weather apps to predict the weather. Even though it provides clear information, the user makes mistakes in forecasting the weather. For this reason, The purpose of this study is to find elements that can be prepared for the volatile weather through mobile application. Jakob Nielsen's "heuristic" evaluation found weaknesses in the application. Then I proceeded to analyze it from a behavioral economics standpoint. As a result, the two applications had various functions and accurate information. However, user accessibility was low and focused on 'information delivery'.
Keywords
Weather; Heuristic; Usability; Behavior Economics; Mobile;
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