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Monthly Archives: October 2007
Happy Halloween 2007
I finally finished all the lettering on the new tombstones. And because of the hot and wet weather, I had to replace the original jack-o-lanterns (but I like the new ones better anyway). Happy Halloween!
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Preparing for Halloween 2007
I got ambitious today and built some new Halloween decorations from scrap plywood. The skull and bat make their return appearances. I’ve added three tombstones. I got them cut out and painted today. I’ll have to add the lettering later.
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HFES Day 4: Closing Plenary
The head of radiology at the Maryland VA presented for the closing plenary. He had a really great presentation about human factors and ergonomics in radiology, and what his hospital has been doing about it. He spoke about how, originally, … Continue reading
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HFES Day 4: Miscellaneous Topics
The final presentation session I attended to day was a potpourri of topics, including tools and methods. Using a non-verbal questionnaire method to collect data about the emotional content of a design during a usability test. Animated emoticons are shown … Continue reading
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HFES Day 4: Product Information and Instructions
I just attended presentations concerning product information and instructions. Much of it had to do with standards for labeling and instructions and testing them, including ANSI Z535 and ISO 9186 and ISO 3864. Tidbits: The standards for testing labels and … Continue reading
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HFES Day 3: UserWorks Tour
This afternoon I took a tour of UserWorks, a usability services company in Silver Springs, Maryland. They have a good group of folks working there, and they have some specialty areas including 508 accessibility compliance for government technology (mostly web … Continue reading
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HFES Day 3: Usability
I just attended a session on studies regarding the practice of usability. Here are some results: Personas are a useful tool to drive greater usability, validated by actual usability testing. Usability practitioners and usability students show no difference in the … Continue reading
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HFES Day 3: Cognitive Work Analysis
The presentations I attended first this morning deal with a method called Cognitive Work Analysis. They discussed actual project experiences with the methods. Tidbits: In a project using auditory cues to help sight-impaired folks navigate through moving and stationary obstacles … Continue reading
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HFES Day 2: AnthroTronix Tour
This afternoon I took a tour of AnthroTronix in Silver Spring, Maryland. They specialize in human factors-driven robotics controllers for two different types of projects: DoD projects for the “dismounted soldier” and NIH projects for developmentally challenged children. The technology … Continue reading
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HFES Day 2: Poster Session
I walked through a hall full of research posters just now and came away with the following: Changing navigation links on your web site leads repeat users to lower performance on tasks, whether the next visit comes soon after or … Continue reading
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