Evaluation of a prototype remote control for digital broadcasting receivers by using semantic differential method

We prototyped an easy-to-use remote control for digital broadcasting receivers based on the result of usability tests that we made. In order to evaluate the prototype remote, we conducted experiments by using the semantic differential method. Two major components - "functionality" and &quo...

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Main Authors: Komine, K., Sawahata, Y., Uratani, N., Yoshida, Y., Ishikawa, K., Inoue, T.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Data analysis
Design methodology
Digital control
Graphical user interfaces
Principal component analysis
Prototypes
System testing
Tuners
Usability
User interfaces
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Summary:We prototyped an easy-to-use remote control for digital broadcasting receivers based on the result of usability tests that we made. In order to evaluate the prototype remote, we conducted experiments by using the semantic differential method. Two major components - "functionality" and "appearance" were extracted from the results of the principal component analysis. We found that there were significant differences in the each component score between the prototype remote control and a conventional one that had many buttons. The results indicate the effectiveness of our design methodology to develop an easy-to-use user interface.
ISSN:2158-3994
2158-4001
DOI:10.1109/ICCE.2006.1598293