User experience evaluation methods: current state and development needs

  • Authors:
  • Arnold P. O. S. Vermeeren;Effie Lai-Chong Law;Virpi Roto;Marianna Obrist;Jettie Hoonhout;Kaisa Väänänen-Vainio-Mattila

  • Affiliations:
  • Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands;University of Leicester, Leicester, U.K.;Nokia Research Center, Nokia Group, Finland;ICT&S Center, Univ. of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria;Philips Research Laboratories, Eindhoven, the Netherlands;Tampere University of technology, Tampere, Finland and Nokia Research Center, Nokia Group, Finland

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 6th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Extending Boundaries
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

The recent shift of emphasis to user experience (UX) has rendered it a central focus of product design and evaluation. A multitude of methods for UX design and evaluation exist, but a clear overview of the current state of the available UX evaluation methods is missing. This is partly due to a lack of agreement on the essential characteristics of UX. In this paper, we present the results of our multi-year effort of collecting UX evaluation methods from academia and industry with different approaches such as literature review, workshops, Special Interest Groups sessions and an online survey. We have collected 96 methods and analyzed them, among other criteria, based on the product development phase and the studied period of experience. Our analysis reveals development needs for UX evaluation methods, such as early-stage methods, methods for social and collaborative UX evaluation, establishing practicability and scientific quality, and a deeper understanding of UX.