Comparative Evaluation

How does this product/service

compare with others like it?

Using sources in your evaluation

• Find out about competing products/services– Line up the features offered– See different ways to do thing

• Navigate, offer choices, layout, …

• Find evaluations of components in the research literature– “three clicks”– “no scroll”

Find comparable products/services

• Compare their features

• Assess usability, aesthetics

Find ratings of products/services

• http://www.infoworld.com/testcenter/index.html

Reviews on line

• www.zdnet.com/products/

www.consumerreports.org

Research

• What evaluations have been done on:– This type of product/service– Various components of the product/service

• Conference proceedings– CHI– CSCW– UIST– Human Factors Society

Opinions

• Bruce Tognazzini– www.asktog.com

Opinions

• Jared Spool– www.uie.com

Opinions

• Jakob Nielsen– www.useit.com

Library sources

• www.hcibib.org

Library Sources

http://www.hcirn.com/index.php

Library sources

• The Web of Science• http://www.isinet.com/isi/products/citation/wos/

Library sources

• www.acm.org/dl

Social network

• Using the people you know!