• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.331-338
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• 2011

Objective: The present study developed a comprehensive usability testing and analysis framework based on a physical interface model of product and user and applied the proposed framework to usability testing of canister-type vacuum cleaner. Background: The development of a user-centered product design is important to satisfy customers who want to use the product with ease of use and to keep the manufacturer competitive in the market. Method: The proposed testing and analysis framework consists of (1) characterization of physical product-user interface, (2) preparation and administration of usability testing questionnaire, and (3) analysis and interpretation of usability testing results. A usability evaluation of five vacuum cleaners was planned and administered based on the proposed framework and its analysis produced detailed and overall usability testing results for various aspects such as tasks, usability criteria, and design components. Results: The testing results were further utilized to identify usability problems and preferred design features of the vacuum cleaners. Conclusion: The proposed usability testing and analysis framework was found effective to identify preferred features and problems of a product design in a systematic, holistic manner. Application: The proposed framework can be of effective use for practitioners of product design and development to obtain comprehensive, quantitative usability testing information in a systematic manner.

• 한국디자인학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국디자인학회 2003년도 가을학술발표대회
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• pp.52-53
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• 2003

• 재활복지공학회논문지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.53-60
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• 2015

본 논문은 시각장애인용 보조공학기기인 스크린리더용 음성합성기의 장기 및 단기 사용성 평가에 대한 것이다. 총 20명의 시각장애인이 단기 사용성 평가에 참가하였고, 그 중 10명이 장기 사용성 평가에도 참여하였다. Mean Opinion Score(MOS)를 통해 합성음 음색의 자연성과 명료성 등을 살펴보았고, 순위조사를 통해 음색의 선호도를 조사하였으며, 자유 피드백을 통하여 사용자의 만족도와 기타 요구사항 등을 평가하였다. 또한 장기 사용성 평가를 통해 합성음의 장시간 청취 시 자연성, 명료성, 선호도, 귀의 피로도 등을 조사하여 단기 사용성 평가결과와 비교분석하였다.

• 한국감성과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국감성과학회 2000년도 춘계 학술대회 및 국제 감성공학 심포지움 논문집 Proceeding of the 2000 Spring Conference of KOSES and International Sensibility Ergonomics Symposium
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• pp.104-108
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• 2000

The paper sets the goal as understanding relationship between usability and subjective preference with the cross- cultural comparison between korea and Japan. Total 42 Korean and japanese housewives participated in the experiment where subjects evaluated their subjective preferences on 16 different variations of computer-simulated microwave ovens. In additions, subjects also performed usability testing over 9 different microwave ovens with 6 different tasks given to users. Subjective preferences and usability were analyzed by Conjoint analysis to identify relative importance of features. The results showed that, in case of Korean subjects, subjective preference has positive relationship with usability (i.e. aesthetically good product also showed better performance in usability testing).However, Japanese subjects showed the tendency that subjectively preferred products are not necessarily evaluated good in usability testing (i.e. god aesthetic is one thing and high usability is another). this difference leads the speculation that culture plays a role in balancing the relationship between aesthetic and functionality.

• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.77-84
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• 2005

In this research, usability testing techniques had been applied to currently operating Military Logistics System software, and the effects of improvements made were verified. Furthermore, this research aims to assist the army to execute their researches on usability testing in the future. Various usability testing techniques and guidelines presented in this paper will be easily adapted to the research environment of the army. Consequently, the results of this research would play an important role in future development and evaluation of the Military Logistics System software.

• 말소리와 음성과학
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.79-87
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• 2011

Recently, usability has become very important in voice user interface systems. In this paper, we have designed and implemented a wizard-of-oz (WOZ) usability testing tool for command-and-control voice user interfaces. We have proposed the VUIDML (Voice User Interface Design Markup Language) to design the usability test scenario of command-and-control voice interfaces in the early design stages. For highly satisfactory voice user interfaces, we have to select highly preferred voice commands and prompts. In VUIDML, we can specify possible prompt candidates. The WOZ usability testing tool can also be used to collect user-preferred voice commands and feedback from real users.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.100-108
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• 2001

디자인 개발시 사용자 참여의 중요성이 날로 증가하고 있는 것은 자명한 사실이다. 그중 사용성평가에서의 사용자 참여는 비교적 활발한 상태이다. 하지만, 현재 기본적으로 행해지고 있는 랩에서의 사용성 평가는 여러 가지 면에서 극히 제한적이며 비용이 많이 들고, 시간 또한 많이 소비된다. 또한 이러한 평가는 광범위한 데이터의 수집과 빠른 피드백을 얻는데 여러 가지 문제점을 가지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 이상과 같은 배경을 바탕으로 실험실에서의 사용성 평가 에서 생기게되는 여러 가지 요인 등에 의해 제한되었던 사용자들의 참여를 극대화하기 위하여 초기 디자인 프로토타입을 웹상에서의 사용성 평가 콘텐츠로 활용하는 방안을 모색하였다.

• 정보과학회 컴퓨팅의 실제 논문지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.308-314
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• 2015

사용성에 대한 사람들의 관심이 증가하고 있는 반면, 사용성 평가 계획의 수립과 진행, 평가결과의 수집과 분석을 지원하는 시스템은 미비한 실정이다. 사용성 평가는 크게, 사용성 평가 계획 수립, 실제 평가 진행, 평가 후 결과 수집 및 분석의 절차를 가지고 있으며, 본 논문에서는 사용성 평가의 전 과정에서 활용할 수 있는 웹 기반 사용성 평가 시스템을 설계 및 구현하였다. 따라서, 사용성 평가에 참가하는 참가자들은 언제 어디서나 기기에 상관없이 효과적으로 사용성 평가에 참여하고, 사용성 평가 책임자는 평가 관련 문서와 결과 데이터를 보다 효율적으로 관리하고 평가의 전 과정의 진행에서 신뢰도를 높일 수 있는 시스템을 구현하는 데 목표를 두었다. 웹 기반 사용성 평가 시스템은 제품의 사용성 평가를 실제 사용하는 장소에서 바로 수행할 수 있다는 장점과 이동이 불편한 장애인 대상 제품의 사용성 평가에 유용할 것으로 기대한다.

• 한국IT서비스학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.127-143
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• 2022

In this study, a usability evaluation tool was developed for "ICANDUINO", a VR-based mobile application for maker education, and usability evaluation was conducted with a heuristic survey method for experts. The usability evaluation tool was derived through literature review and validated by two experts. It consisted of seven domains (effectiveness, efficiency, satisfaction, learnability, memorability, error, and cognitive load) and twenty-five sub-items. As a result of the usability evaluation conducted for six experts, it received the highest score in the domain of efficiency and the lowest score in the domain of error. The improvements of ICANDUINO were derived by analyzing the qualitative opinions of experts in each of the four stages (training, coding, tinkering, and testing) of making. the results of this study can be used as a guideline when evaluating the usability of a mobile app for education.

• 디자인학연구
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.301-310
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• 2003

The interface design of mobile products has become a hot issue recently as a variety of products are being developed for extended usages. There have been two different views on interface design of mobile products like PDAs(personal digital assistants) or cellular phone. One 치aims that the current interface design of PC cannot be directly applied because mobile products have their own specific functions and requirements. On the meantime, the other argues that an extended application of PC metaphors to mobile products can have advantages because users'PC experiences can reduce the learning efforts and thus contribute to intuitive understanding mobile products. In this research, two types of PDAs, developed according to the aforementioned conflicting philosophies were compared and evaluated, based on laboratory-based usability testing conducted by novice users. The experiment consists of asking subjects to perform identical tasks for the two different types of products. The interaction data collected during usability testing were analyzed in terms of time taken, rate of success of tasks and errors. The experiment shows that there were some meaningful effects of users'experience of PC on the usability of PDAs.