User Experience Deliverables

Peter Morville shares his experience of how two books have inspired him to think differently about discovery, communication and design.

Also he shares the list of twenty user experience deliverables with links to relevant sources and examples.

The list goes on like this:
Stories, Proverbs, personas, scenarios, Content Inventories, Analytics, User Surveys, Concept Maps, System Maps, Process Flows, Wireframes, Storyboards, Concept Designs, Prototypes, Narrative Reports, Presentations, Plans, Specifications, Styleguides and Design Patterns.

Click to view the snapshot and details on the UX deliverables discussed above

All the collections of icons and images used for the article are available @ http://flickr.com/photos/morville/sets/72157612907604234/

3D Human Machine Interface

The Human Machine Interface (HMI) is where people and technology meet. This people-technology intercept can be as simple as the grip on a hand tool or as complex as the flight deck of a jumbo jet.

HMI effectiveness is measured by a number of components are bound under "usability," and measured by 3 major factors

1. Effectiveness
2. Effeciency
3. Satisfaction

XTR3D developed software that lets users interact with computers and gaming consoles using 3D human motions. XTR3D technology is real-time software analyzes 3D human motions using only one simple web cam, with out any additional accessories. It will allow users to play games and interact in virtual ...

Click http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8d9Z92cO_c to view the video or http://www.orkut.com/Main#FavoriteVideos.aspx?rl=ls&uid=3327081270718245312

Popular Social Network

RoyalPingdom analyzed the most searched keyword for the famous social networks across the world and here are their findings:

• LinkedIn is most searched from India
• As far as Orkut is concerned, India stands at #3 position (after Brazil and Paraguay)
• Facebook is most popular in Turkey and Canada.
• Twitter is most popular in Japan.

I personally feel that these social networks are a stop point for all professionals, friends to share their thoughts ideas etc.

Most Used Features in Office

The Top 5 Microsoft Word Commands

Here are the top 5 Most-Used Commands in Microsoft Word 2003

• Paste
• Save
• Copy
• Undo
• Bold

More interesting data:

• Paste itself accounts for more than 11% of all commands used, and has more than twice as much usage as the #2 entry on the list, Save.
• Paste is also far-and-away the number one command in Excel and PowerPoint, accounting for 15% and 12% of total command use, respectively.

What we didn’t know until we analyzed the data was that even though so many people do use CTRL+V and do use “Paste” on the context menu, the toolbar button for Paste still gets clicked more than any other button. The command is so incredibly popular that even though there are more efficient ways of using it, many people do prefer to click the toolbar button.

To read more please click here

Google Chrome

Google Chrome is an open source web browser developed by Google. It is named after the graphical user interface frame, or "chrome", of web browsers. Google Chrome builds on components from other open source software, including WebKit and Mozilla, and is aimed at improving stability, speed and security with a simple and efficient user interface.^[1]

The beta version is due to be released today, September 2nd.

You can also view the splash images of chrome @ Google Chrome

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