Definitions for "Usability Lab"
A facility specifically designed for evaluating the usability of a product. The OCLC Usability Lab contains video, audio, and computer equipment for the archiving and analysis of a user's behavior while using OCLC products.
The typical usability lab consists of two rooms: one observation room and one control room. A test user performs tests of an executable prototype or of “real” software, or a paper prototype! The test user's behavior is supervised from the control room, through a one-way mirror, by three or four evaluators. The actions of the user are registered with a video camera or some type of logging program which may be analyzed later on.
A usability lab is a facility specifically for user testing. It can be portable or fixed and may vary widely in how it is equipped. It is usually a quiet room with computer equipment and a place for an observer to sit, along with a special observation area (possibly behind a one-way mirror), and equipment for videotaping. Computers in a usability lab are also often set up with logging software to capture user keystrokes and mouse movements and with scan converters, used to videotape computer screens. For more information see: Labs.
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