A model-based approach to ongoing product evaluation

Shah Rukh Humayoun, Yael Dubinsky, Tiziana Catarci, Eli Nazarov, Assaf Israel

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Abstract

Evaluating interface usability and system functionality is time-consuming and effort-intense. The short time-span involved in development iterations, such as those in agile development, makes it challenging for software teams to perform ongoing interface usability evaluation and system functionality testing. We propose a way to perform product ongoing evaluation, thus enabling software teams to perform interface usability evaluation alongside automated system functionality testing. We use formal task models, created in our defined TaMoGolog task modeling language, to conduct product evaluation experiments through TaMUlator. TaMUlator is a tool we developed for use at the Integrated Development Environment (IDE) level. Our case study revealed that software teams can easily engage in system evaluation by using TaMUlator on an iterative basis.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the Working Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces, AVI 2012
Pages596-603
Number of pages8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event2012 International Working Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces, AVI 2012 - Capri Island, Italy
Duration: 21 May 201225 May 2012

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Workshop on Advanced Visual Interfaces AVI

Conference

Conference2012 International Working Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces, AVI 2012
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityCapri Island
Period21/05/1225/05/12

Keywords

  • TaMUlator
  • TaMoGolog
  • automated testing
  • product evaluation
  • task models
  • usability evaluation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software
  • Human-Computer Interaction

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