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www.UsabilityOne.com September 2010 Newsletter
 
 
Feature Article:
Eye Tracking and Website Usability Research
Eye tracking is an extremely powerful tool and can be used to provide valuable insights. This article provides some tips to keep in mind during the preparation and execution of an eye tracking study, which will help to ensure that the research yields clear and insightful results.
Read full article
 
 
What we have been doing?

Welcome Amreetha to our Sydney team
Amreetha is a usability specialist with over 6 years of experience in research & consulting.  She has worked extensively in North America, Europe and Asia on myriad research projects. She has worked with global players in the B2B, Telecom, FMCG, Media & Entertainment industries. She has an innate ability to observe & understand people behaviour. She is passionate about bridging the gap between people and technology through development of usable interaction channels.  She is extremely interested in exploring the ethnographical, psychological and social factors influencing the human computer interaction.
Amreetha is an avid globe trotter and an amateur photographer. She uses photography to portray the beauty of ordinary things in different perspectives.
 
 
U1 Blog highlights in September

How much help is too much help?
At what point do we draw the line on how much information we can give to users. Should it really be a case of teaching whilst users are interacting, or should the '?' icons merely be there for guidance?  Read blog article
 
 
What we've been up to...
Welcome Usability Fundamentals Course in Sydney & Melbourne Running in-house usability tests workshop
UsabilityOne would like to extend a warm welcome to Sean and Lina who join us in February 2010.

 

 Melbourne
Date: 24th - 25th November 2009
Time: 9am - 12.30pm
Where: 119 Ferrars Street, South Melbourne, 3205, Victoria

Sydney
Date: 7th - 8th December 2009
Time: 9am - 12.30pm
Where: Level 1, 26-28 Wentworth Ave, Surry Hills 2010, NSW

 Melbourne
Date: 25th November 2009
Time: 1:30pm - 5pm
Where: 119 Ferrars Street, South Melbourne, 3205, Victoria

Sydney
Date: 7th December 2009
Time: 1:30pm - 5pm
Where: Level 1, 26-28 Wentworth Ave, Surry Hills 2010, NSW
 
 
Other people's articles that caught our eye:
 
The ultimate website prelaunch checklist
All of a sudden the site you have been working on for months is approved and the client wants it live. However, things can still go horribly wrong if you are not prepared. Read the ultimate website prelaunch checklist
 
 

Creating usability test tasks that really motivate users
The magic of usability tests is that you get to see what people actually do with a system (rather than what they say they do). This gives you great insights into how people behave and how to improve your design. But if your tasks lack realism you'll find that people just go through the motions and don't engage with the test - reducing the credibility of your results. Here are 6 ways to captivate participants with great test tasks. Read creating usability tasks that really motive users
 
 
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