An exploration in interface design for the Chinese migrant worker population

Authors:
Neema Moraveji;Rania Ho;David Huynh;Leizhong Zhang
Affiliations:
Microsoft Research Asia, Haidian District, Beijing, China;Microsoft Research Asia, Haidian District, Beijing, China;Microsoft Research Asia, Haidian District, Beijing, China;Microsoft Research Asia, Haidian District, Beijing, China
Venue:
DUX '05 Proceedings of the 2005 conference on Designing for User eXperience
Year:
2005

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Abstract

This sketch aims to better understand the process of designing products that fit the Chinese cultural framework, and keep attuned to China-specific design issues by addressing a specific social concern facing modern China. This project targets migrant working mothers living in China's urban centers and proposes a system for them to communicate with their children who remain at home in rural villages. A specific design problem is used as a vehicle to uncover more fundamental and broadly-applicable issues of designing for the Chinese. A design sketch of this system is presented, as are the more fundamental issues that our design process uncovered. These issues include difficulties in Chinese character input, interfaces on a Chinese scale, and the Chinese people's sense of privacy.