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This chapter presents an overview of usability in Aotearoa/New Zealand, from the academic and industrial perspectives. It contains a brief description of the country and focuses on the development of HCI and its characteristics in New Zealand.
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This chapter owes its existance to the work of all usability researchers and professionals in New Zealand. The cooperation and contribution from Optimal Usability is gratefully acknowledged, as is the permission of Air New Zealand to describe the evaluation of their novel seating plans.
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Apperley, M.D., Nichols, D.M. (2011). Usability in Aotearoa/New Zealand. In: Douglas, I., Liu, Z. (eds) Global Usability. Human-Computer Interaction Series. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-304-6_14
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