Usability lab

Usability lab

A Usability lab is an environment where users are studied interacting with a system for the sake of evaluating the system's usability.

In other words, a Usability lab is a place where Usability testing is done.

Typically, the user sits in front of a personal computer, alongside a facilitator who gives the user tasks to perform. Behind a one-way mirror, a number of observers watch the interaction, make notes, and ensure the activity is recorded. Usually, sessions will be filmed and the software will log interaction details.

External links

* [http://www.useit.com/papers/uselabs.html Survey of Usability Labs] — Summary statistics for size and layout of 13 usability labs
* [http://gukm.lsi.fsu.edu/maps/map Global Usability Knowledge Management (GUKM)] — Map of usability labs worldwide from Florida State University's Learning Systems Institute
* [http://www.ergosign.de/en/user-centered-design/usability-evaluation/usability-lab.php Pictures of a Lab] — Some pictures of a commercial used Usability Lab.


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