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Touch User Interface Evaluation for E-book Systems: A Usability Experiment on Zinio and MagV

Authors:
Yang-Cheng Lin
Chung-Hsing Yeh

Keywords: touch interface; e-book; usability; iPad

Abstract:
In this paper, we conduct a usability experiment to evaluate two popular e-book systems (Zinio and MagV) using a touchscreen device (iPad). In the experiment, we ask 24 experienced Internet users to perform 10 tasks conducted by five interface design experts. We then collect the quantitative and qualitative data, including the operation time, error frequency, and subjective satisfaction, to explore the usability problems of the touch interface design for e-book readers. The experimental results show that the interface design of Zinio is more user-friendly and efficient as perceived by the participants. In addition, although the touch interface is effective for the participants, the operational performance could be compromised by the poor interface design of the e-book system. The research outcomes provide useful references for interface designers in designing user-friendly interfaces of e-books.

Pages: 52 to 55

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2015

Publication date: July 19, 2015

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2326-9324

ISBN: 978-1-61208-421-3

Location: Nice, France

Dates: from July 19, 2015 to July 24, 2015