Show and Tell – usability stories and case studies
Four usability practioners and a podcast TV host tell their stories of lessons learnt, insights gained and demonstrate examples from case studies. However, we have kept a speaking slot open for one of you to fill. Do you have a story you want to tell? A problem to present or a case study to talk about? If so, email sam [at] optimalusability.com and we’ll organise for you to join the 5 presenters.
There will be plenty of snacks and refreshments put on (Thanks Statistics New Zealand!) so come early and grab something to eat before listening to the speakers.
- Dave O’Brien – How much does NOT user-testing your project cost? Dave presents examples of minor flaws that lose major revenue.
- Bob Medcalf – Analysing usage patterns with blobs. Bob presents ‘blob-charts’ – a tool he developed for analyzing people’s usage and behavior patterns.
- Claire Sheerington – Hell Pizza Usability Showdown. Clare talks us through the making of a “Thinking Orange” video podcast.
- Sam Ng – Building and launching a web application in 8 weeks. Sam talks about what it’s like to ‘walk the talk’ in the development of an online card sorting tool.
- Nicky McCreanor – The elderly and usability.Nicky talks about supporting her 83-year-old father as he learns to use a computer and how it has improved her own awareness of usability issues.
- You. Yes, you. If you have something interesting to share or a good story to tell about usability – email sam [at] optimalusability.com. We’d love to hear from you.
Event Details
- When: 12noon to 1.30pm, Tuesday 5 June 2007
- Where: Ground floor conference room, Statistics House, The Boulevard, Harbour Quays. You need to sign in at reception, then head left through the library.
- RSVP by June 1 to sam [at] optimalusability.com
To get to Statistics House
Access by road is from Aotea Quay at the traffic lights near the stadium. There is also a footpath beside the sheds and construction site on the harbour side of Aotea Quay, and a bridge walkway from the railway station and stadium. Get to the walkway from the north end of several rail platforms, and from the steps opposite East Day Spa on Thorndon Quay.
