| authors |
Chien, Sheng-Fen |
| year |
2001 |
| title |
Ensuring Usability of CAAD Systems. A Hybrid Approach |
| source |
Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Futures [ISBN 0-7923-7023-6] Eindhoven, 8-11 July 2001, pp. 361-374 |
| summary |
Many CAAD software prototypes today are developed with the aim to bring research results closer to practice. This paper describes a hybrid approach that integrates an Object-Oriented Software Engineering (OOSE) methodology with a usability analysis methodology—GOMS. This approach is examined through two case studies and has shown promising results. It enables CAAD system developers to be aware of usability issues and conduct usability evaluation as early as the analysis phase of the software development process. Consequently, this may improve the quality of CAAD software systems as well as ensure the usability of the systems. |
| keywords |
Usability Evaluation, GOMS Analysis, Usability Engineering, Object-Oriented Software Engineering |
| series |
CAAD Futures |
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