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PUR – Current Trends in User Research
6th lecture
Jakub Franc
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Today's Topics
Eye tracking Card sorting Remote testing A/B testing Impact management Agile and UX Research Guerilla research Cross-cultural studies
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Big Picture
Practice
User research
User Research Project
User
Studies Facilitation
General Topics
Methods of data
collection I
Current Trends
Lecture
Methods of data
collection II
Personas
2 3 4 5 6 7
Selected topics - mostly cognitive psychology
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Eyetracking
Credit: 4.bp.blogspot.com Credit: useit.com
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Theoretical Basis
Saccades and fixations Foveal and Parafoveal vision Eye-mind hypothesis You can not move your eyes without moving your
attention. You can move your attention without moving your
eyes.
Credit: mydr.com.au
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Ketchup Bottle Problem (by J. Spool)
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Challenging Interpretation
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Lesson from History
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Lesson from History - Pedoscope
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Why Was It Successful?
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Expert look Excitement
Making solid data from invisible ones
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Advantages and Disadvantages
+ less intrusive, attention not steered by moderators' questions
+ impactful + provides insight in scanning strategies and first
glance - does not reflect individual differences in motivation
and cognitive activities - omits peripheral vision - expensive
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Method Intrusiveness
Beware of intrusive solutions. Unobtrusive solutions can be costly
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Eyetracking Research Methodologies
Think aloud protocol does not work Simple eyetracking Post-Experience Eye-tracked Protocol (PEEP)
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Cardsorting
Information architecture Navigation structure Logical grouping Cathegory naming
Credit: blog.60questions.net
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Cardsorting
Open Closed Reversed
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A/B Testing Web Live tests of two versions Great statistical power Quick and cheap Wide range of tools available Conversion rate, bounce rate,... Great for gradual optimization, does not drive
disruptive innovation Other instrumentation methods
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A/B Testing Example
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Remote Testing
Home environment Less control, more noises Higher ecological validity Limited visual feedback
Low costs, large samples Less impactful experience Moderated Automated
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Impact Management
The level of impact = Your value for a company 60/40 rule Do not hide behind your expertise
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Provide Direct Experience
Keep the focus on experience It is as important as the acquired data
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Don't try it
at home.
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Making Data Alive & Actionable
Let your stakeholders actively/pasively participate Be as transparent as you can Communication and presenting skills
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It Is Not Just about Acquiring Data
Identifying research needs Getting buy-in
Presenting
Advocating
data
Data
collection & Analysis
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UX Research and Agile Development
Agile is neither religion, nor flu Doing UX Design and Research upfront is not
necessarily waterfall Demo has limited feedback potential, do not confuse
it with user testing, it is not evaluation research method
Separate technical and UX maturity of the product
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MVP versus MDP versus MFP
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Guerilla Research
Forget about everything you have learned so farJ Quick and dirty research methodology Allows quick iterations in agile environment Supports innovation
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Culture
Definition by umanitoba.ca: The system of shared beliefs, values, customs, behaviours, and
artifacts that the members of society use to cope with their world and with one another, and that are transmitted from generation to generation through learning
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Localization
Adapting the system to different cultures and regional differences i18n, L10n Areas: Language Cultural topics Writing, formatting, measures
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Cross-Cultural Research
Globalization versus lack of cultural sensitivity Fast growing field Challenges in management of cross-cultural studies
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Geert Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions
Power of distance Individualism Masculinity Uncertainty avoidance index Long-term orientation (Indulgence)
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USA: IDV=91
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Taiwan: IDV=17
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USA: INL=68
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China: INL=28
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Resources http://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2014/09/eye-tracking-in-user-experience-design.php
http://www.slideshare.net/johnwhalen/building-buyin-internally-positioning-ux-for-executive-impact
https://medium.com/@lindsay.kenzig/a-researcher-s-biggest-challenge-presenting-findings-anyone-a469a8d81ae6#.uyn0ikhdr
http://www.userfocus.co.uk/articles/how_to_tell_managers_theyre_wrong.html
https://jtbd.info/the-illusion-of-measuring-what-customers-want-3672a7892eb
https://medium.com/sorry-what-i-wasnt-paying-attention/introducing-a-culture-of-design-inside-existing-organizational-cultures-920a05765544#.o56hb4czu
https://medium.com/ux-immersion-interactions/a-proven-method-for-showing-the-value-of-good-ux-c25ae0c86fb4
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/design_hell
https://www.userfocus.co.uk/articles/storytelling-in-ux-research.html
https://www.userfocus.co.uk/articles/psychology-findings-for-user-researchers.html
https://hbr.org/2018/09/why-design-thinking-works
https://www.userfocus.co.uk/articles/myth-of-the-representative-sample.html
https://medium.com/designing-atlassian/5-ways-user-researchers-can-improve-their-value-inside-product-teams-f2e2c9f5e1a9
http://blog.handrailux.com/agile_evolution/
https://medium.com/iq-design/how-to-effectively-address-the-usability-debt-within-your-product-6b8693e6e853#.ln384v4kb