(English) Finding Uses For New Technology: Moving with a Magic Thing

(English) The user cannot always be the starting point for new products but involving users provides us with a way to find applications for technology-driven innovations. [Leer más]

(English) Cultural Probes: Understanding Users in Context

(English) Probes force designers to think about the context and motivations of use, thus building a stronger understanding of the target audience and potentially leading to more informed designs. [Leer más]

(English) Alarm Reliability: What If an Alarm Goes Off and No One Hears It?

(English) The challenge for sound designers of control programs is to enable carefree interaction so that the users do not need to worry about missing sound alarms. [Leer más]

(English) Point, Counterpoint: What Three Experts Say about Speech Usability

(English) Interview with three professionals who represent the range of educational backgrounds currently involved in speech technology design and are currently working in the speech industry. [Leer más]

(English) Auditory Displays in Healthcare

(English) How might an auditory display provide background confirmation when all is well, but attract attention when there is an important change? [Leer más]

(English) What’s News: Make it Easy

(English) The Arthritis Foundation’s Ease of Use Commendation program seeks to identify products that are easy to use by people with arthritis. [Leer más]

(English) Editor’s Note: Sonification: Its Time Has Arrived

Disculpa, pero esta entrada está disponible sólo en Inglés Estadounidense. [Leer más]