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2013 | 35 | 63-78

Article title

Badanie użyteczności oraz dostępności interfejsu w aplikacjach mobilnych

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EN
Usability and accessibility testing of mobile application interfaces

Conference

35

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PL

Abstracts

PL
Tworzenie użytecznych i dostępnych interfejsów użytkowników na urządzenia mobilne nie jest zadaniem łatwym. Z jednej strony ze względu na małe doświadczenie projektantów w tej dziedzinie – aplikacje mobilne i mobilne witryny internetowe są nowym trendem na rynku oprogramowania. Z drugiej strony dziedzina oprogramowania mobilnego jest w stosunkowo wczesnym stadium rozwoju. Urządzenia mobilne udostępniają nowe możliwości interakcji, wprowadzają dużą różnorodność rozdzielczości oraz zastosowań, dlatego konieczne są dodatkowe badania oraz doświadczenia, aby opracować metody badania użyteczności i dostępności dostosowane do interfejsu urządzeń mobilnych.
EN
The usage of mobile devices to access information and communication continues to grow. The software designer and developers, who are creating a new mobile application or rebuilding an existing website, have to take into account not only the needs and requirements of users, but also the limitations of the interaction between the user and the application interface resulting from the technologies, the mobile device resolution or type and the environment in which the device will be used. Therefore, the developing of high-quality mobile applications is difficult, as well as expensive. The paper presents usability of mobile software interface as one of the most important factor of software quality. It discusses the classification of usability testing methods, their place in the software development process. Moreover, the most common usability testing methods, such as prototyping, heuristic analysis, cognitive walkthrough and usability tests, are described and evaluated. In addition, the paper addresses the issue of accessibility of user interface for people with disabilities such as blindness or visual impairment. It reports existing accessibility standards, best practices and testing methods at different stages of interface development.

Contributors

  • Instytut Informatyki, Wydział Elektrotechniki i Informatyki Politechnika Lubelska
  • Instytut Informatyki, Wydział Elektrotechniki i Informatyki Politechnika Lubelska

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