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Tool-Supported User-Centred Prototyping of Mobile Applications

Tool-Supported User-Centred Prototyping of Mobile Applications

Karin Leichtenstern, Elisabeth André, Matthias Rehm
Copyright: © 2011 |Volume: 2 |Issue: 3 |Pages: 21
ISSN: 1947-9158|EISSN: 1947-9166|EISBN13: 9781613507278|DOI: 10.4018/jhcr.2011070101
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Leichtenstern, Karin, et al. "Tool-Supported User-Centred Prototyping of Mobile Applications." IJHCR vol.2, no.3 2011: pp.1-21. http://doi.org/10.4018/jhcr.2011070101

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Leichtenstern, K., André, E., & Rehm, M. (2011). Tool-Supported User-Centred Prototyping of Mobile Applications. International Journal of Handheld Computing Research (IJHCR), 2(3), 1-21. http://doi.org/10.4018/jhcr.2011070101

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Leichtenstern, Karin, Elisabeth André, and Matthias Rehm. "Tool-Supported User-Centred Prototyping of Mobile Applications," International Journal of Handheld Computing Research (IJHCR) 2, no.3: 1-21. http://doi.org/10.4018/jhcr.2011070101

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Abstract

There is evidence that user-centred development increases the user-friendliness of resulting products and thus the distinguishing features compared to products of competitors. However, the user-centred development requires comprehensive software and usability engineering skills to keep the process both cost-effective and time-effective. This paper covers that problem and provides insights in so-called user-centred prototyping (UCP) tools which support the production of prototypes as well as their evaluation with end-users. In particular, UCP tool called MoPeDT (Pervasive Interface Development Toolkit for Mobile Phones) is introduced. It provides assistance to interface developers of applications where mobile phones are used as interaction devices to a user’s everyday pervasive environment. Based on found tool features for UCP tools, a feature study is described between related tools and MoPeDT as well as a comparative user study between this tool and a traditional approach. A further focus of the paper is the tool-supported execution of empiric evaluations.

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