Usability and Internationalization. HCI and Culture: Second International Conference on Usability and Internationalization, UI-HCII 2007, Held as Part of HCI International 2007, Beijing, China, July 22-27, 2007, Proceedings, Part I

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The 12th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI Inter- tional 2007, was held in Beijing, P.R. China, 22-27 July 2007, jointly with the Symposium on Human Interface (Japan) 2007, the 7th International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, the 4th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, the 2nd International Conf- ence on Virtual Reality, the 2nd International Conference on Usability and Inter- tionalization, the 2nd International Conference on Online Communities and Social Computing, the 3rd International Conference on Augmented Cognition, and the 1st International Conference on Digital Human Modeling. A total of 3403 individuals from academia, research institutes, industry and governmental agencies from 76 countries submitted contributions, and 1681 papers, judged to be of high scientific quality, were included in the program. These papers address the latest research and development efforts and highlight the human aspects of design and use of computing systems. The papers accepted for presentation th- oughly cover the entire field of Human-Computer Interaction, addressing major - vances in knowledge and effective use of computers in a variety of application areas. This volume, edited by Nuray Aykin, contains papers in the thematic area of Usability and Internationalization, addressing the following major topics: • Cross-Cultural Design • International and Intercultural Usability • User Studies The remaining volumes of the HCI International 2007 proceedings are: • Volume 1, LNCS 4550, Interaction Design and Usability, edited by Julie A. Jacko • Volume 2, LNCS 4551, Interaction Platforms and Techniques, edited by Julie A.

Author(s): Nuray Aykin, Apala Lahiri Chavan, Susan M. Dray, Girish Prabhu (auth.), Nuray Aykin (eds.)
Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science 4559
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2007

Language: English
Pages: 661
Tags: User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction; Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Multimedia Information Systems; Information Storage and Retrieval; Computer Communication Networks; Language Translation and Linguistics

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Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Panel Discussion: Global Innovative Design for Social Change....Pages 3-9
Enabling User Centered Design Processes in Open Source Communities....Pages 10-18
A Dramatic Day in the Life of a Shared Indian Mobile Phone....Pages 19-26
Smart Strategies for Creating Culture Friendly Products and Interfaces....Pages 27-32
When in Rome... Be Yourself: A Perspective on Dealing with Cultural Dissimilarities in Ethnography....Pages 33-36
Designing User Interfaces for Mobile Entertaining Devices with Cross-Cultural Considerations....Pages 37-46
Kansei Design with Cross Cultural Perspectives....Pages 47-56
The Challenge of Dealing with Cultural Differences in Industrial Design in Emerging Countries: Latin-American Case Studies....Pages 57-64
Emerging Issues in Doing Cross-Cultural Research in Multicultural and Multilingual Societies....Pages 65-73
The Digital and the Divine: Taking a Ritual View of Communication and ICT Interaction....Pages 74-82
Shanghaied in a User-Friendly Manner - An American’s Initial Experiences in a Full-Time Usability Job in China....Pages 83-88
A Tool for Cross-Cultural Human Computer Interaction Analysis....Pages 89-98
Locating Culture in HCI with Information Kiosks and Social Networks....Pages 99-107
HCI and SE – The Cultures of the Professions....Pages 108-112
Development of Integrated Analysis System and Tool of Perception, Recognition, and Behavior for Web Usability Test: With Emphasis on Eye-Tracking, Mouse-Tracking, and Retrospective Think Aloud....Pages 113-121
Cultural Difference and Its Effects on User Research Methodologies....Pages 122-129
A Development of Graphical Interface for Decision Making Process Including Real-Time Consistency Evaluation....Pages 130-137
Using Webzine to Create Effective Communications Between China and the West....Pages 138-145
Designing “Culture” into Modern Product: A Case Study of Cultural Product Design....Pages 146-153
Digital Archive Database for Cultural Product Design....Pages 154-163
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Cross-Cultural Understanding of Content and Interface in the Context of E-Learning Systems....Pages 164-173
Differences in Task Descriptions in the Think Aloud Test....Pages 174-180
The Use of Cognitive and Social Psychological Principles in Field Research: How It Furthers Our Understanding of User Behaviors, Needs and Motivations, and Informs the Product Design Process....Pages 181-185
The Role of Annotation in Intercultural Communication....Pages 186-195
An Activity Approach to Cross-Cultural Design....Pages 196-205
Creating an International Design Team....Pages 206-211
Incorporating the Cultural Dimensions into the Theoretical Framework of Website Information Architecture....Pages 212-221
Front Matter....Pages 223-223
Cross-Use: Cross-Cultural Usability User Evaluation- In-Context....Pages 225-234
Testing Remote Users: An Innovative Technology....Pages 235-242
Web Usability and Evaluation: Issues and Concerns....Pages 243-249
The Impact of Different Icon Sets on the Usability of a Word Processor....Pages 250-257
Systems Development Methods and Usability in Norway: An Industrial Perspective....Pages 258-266
Activities for Usability in Lenovo China....Pages 267-273
The Cultural Usability (CULTUSAB) Project: Studies of Cultural Models in Psychological Usability Evaluation Methods....Pages 274-280
Cultural Usability Tests – How Usability Tests Are Not the Same All over the World....Pages 281-290
Getting the Most Out of Personas for Product Usability Enhancements....Pages 291-296
Testing Object Management (TOM): A Prototype for Usability Knowledge Management in Global Software....Pages 297-305
Assessing Usability Problems in Latin-American Academic Webpages with Cognitive Walkthroughs and Datamining Techniques....Pages 306-316
Usability Constructs: A Cross-Cultural Study of How Users and Developers Experience Their Use of Information Systems....Pages 317-326
A Study for Usability Risk Level in Physical User Interface of Mobile Phone....Pages 327-335
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Tracing Cognitive Processes for Usability Evaluation: A Cross Cultural Mind Tape Study....Pages 336-345
Lessons from Applying Usability Engineering to Fast-Paced Product Development Organizations....Pages 346-354
An Axiomatic Method for Cross Cultural Usability Analysis....Pages 355-364
The Impact of Culture on Usability: Designing Usable Products for the International User....Pages 365-368
A Digital Training System for Freehand Sketch Practice....Pages 369-378
Culture Issues in Traffic Sign Usability....Pages 379-387
International Remote Usability Evaluation: The Bliss of Not Being There....Pages 388-397
A Framework for Evaluating the Usability of Spoken Language Dialog Systems (SLDSs)....Pages 398-404
Usability of Adaptable and Adaptive Menus....Pages 405-411
Towards Detecting Cognitive Load and Emotions in Usability Studies Using the RealEYES Framework....Pages 412-421
Relationship Model in Cultural Usability Testing....Pages 422-431
An Empirical Evaluation of Graphical Usable Interface on Mobile Chat....Pages 432-441
A Tale of Two Teams: Success and Failure in Virtual Team Meetings....Pages 442-451
Assumptions Considered Harmful....Pages 452-461
Analyzing Non-verbal Cues in Usability Evaluation Tests....Pages 462-471
Online Analysis of Hierarchical Events in Meetings....Pages 472-479
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A Cross Culture Study on Phone Carrying and Physical Personalization....Pages 483-492
Performance Modeling Using Anthropometry for Minority Population....Pages 493-501
Investigating the Differences in Web Browsing Behaviour of Chinese and European Users Using Mouse Tracking....Pages 502-512
The Effect of Morphological Elements on the Icon Recognition in Smart Phones....Pages 513-522
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Performance Evaluation of the Wheel Navigation Key Used for Mobile Phone and MP3....Pages 523-530
Correlation Between Cognitive Style and Structure and Flow in Mobile Phone Interface: Comparing Performance and Preference of Korean and Dutch Users....Pages 531-540
Incorporating JND into the Design of Mobile Device Display....Pages 541-549
Fit Evaluation of 3D Virtual Garment....Pages 550-558
Evaluation of Two Pointing Control Devices for a Cellular Phone....Pages 559-565
Design and Evaluation of a Handled Trackball as a Robust Interface in Motion....Pages 566-575
Impact of Culture on International User Research -A Case Study: Integration Pre-study in Paper Mills....Pages 576-585
Computer Mediated Banking: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of SMEs....Pages 586-595
A Comparative Study of Thai and UK Older Web Users....Pages 596-605
A Qualitative Oriented Study About IT Procurement Processes: Comparison of 4 European Countries....Pages 606-614
An Empirical Study on the Smallest Comfortable Button/Icon Size on Touch Screen....Pages 615-621
Usability Evaluation of Children Edutainment Software....Pages 622-630
Effect of Different Modal Feedback on Attention Recovery....Pages 631-636
Do We Talk Differently: Cross Culture Study on Conference Call....Pages 637-645
The Mobile Phone’s Optimal Vibration Frequency in Mobile Environments....Pages 646-652
A Comparative Study of Mid-market IT Customers in China and U.S.....Pages 653-657
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