Chapter 13

Rapid Evaluation Methods

Objectives

After reading this chapter, you will:

1. Understand design walkthroughs, demonstrations, and reviews as early rapid evaluation methods

2. Understand and apply inspection techniques for user experience, such as heuristic evaluation

3. Understand and apply rapid lab-based UX evaluation methods, such as RITE and quasi-empirical evaluation

4. Know how to use questionnaires as a rapid UX evaluation method

5. Appreciate the trade-offs involved with “discount” formative UX evaluation methods

13.1 Introduction

13.1.1 You Are Here

We begin each process chapter with a “you are here” picture of the chapter topic in the context of the overall Wheel lifecycle template; see Figure 13-1. This chapter, about ...

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