The theme for this issue is Beyond Books. It has a nice balance of research- and design-related topics, ranging from note-taking, making sense of user feedback, and report writing to designing for entertainment and persuasion.The theme for this issue is Beyond Books. It has a nice balance of research- and design-related topics, ranging…
Game design has come a long way. Game-conscious UX, whether in traditional games or gamified-applications, will play an important role in the future.
Our Editor’s Notes usually focus on a theme, but this issue (gasp) doesn’t have a theme! Instead, there is something here for everyone.
This issue’s theme of “Designing for Social Change” focuses on the challenge of UX design for constructive social change.
This issue addresses our understanding and insights into how children interact with technology and how usability professionals can include children in the design process.
This issue’s theme of “Communication” bring the experiences of contributors in several international settings to our global community of readers.
This issue of UX follows the most recent UPA International conference, which was held in Munich, Germany in May, 2010. One of the things about our field that I find so interesting is the amazing breadth of topics that we need to know about. Lucky for us, the field is also such an inclusive one—organizationally…
“User Experience” is a phrase that seems to be catching on in many places. But what does it mean?
Say the word “accessibility” in a room full of usability professionals and you will get many reactions. For some it’s a cause. To others, it’s yet another requirement that has to be met. For many of the authors in this issue, it is simply part of usability. The ISO 9241-20 standard agrees, defining accessibility as…
This issue of User Experience brings with it a set of transitions.
As last issue’s readers learned, former editor-in-chief Aaron Marcus has stepped down and we have flattened the UPA Publications hierarchy by not replacing him—in part, because he’s irreplaceable.
As director of publications, I have accepted the challenge to integrate our UPA Publications portfolio, including UX.…