A Critical Usability Problem-Solving Case of MazeCube Through Design Exploration Based on Scientific Experiments

Jihyeon Yang; Hwisu Jeon; Muhammad Tufail; Kwan Myung Kim

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-20470-9_28

A Critical Usability Problem-Solving Case of MazeCube Through Design Exploration Based on Scientific Experiments

Jihyeon Yang, Hwisu Jeon, Muhammad Tufail, Kwan Myung Kim

Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Conference article published in proceeding or book › Academic research › peer-review

Abstract

This study presents a design development case in which a critical design problem raised in a commercialization process was solved through design exploration based on scientific experiments. A critical usability problem-solving case of MazeCube is described. MazeCube is a toy designed for commercialization via testing and experiment without compromising the functionality and aesthetics of the design. During the usability test with working prototypes, a critical usability problem was found. As such, several working principles were considered to solve the problem. The purpose was to select the appropriate one to adopt and conducted a series of experiments to verify and to determine the design specification of the implementation. This study demonstrates how usability testing and design exploration can be incorporated into a design process to improve the finished design more user-friendly. This study concludes that the case can be considered as an example of research-driven design.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Interdisciplinary Practice in Industrial Design - Proceedings of the AHFE International Conference on Interdisciplinary Practice in Industrial Design, 2019
Editors	Cliff Sungsoo Shin
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Pages	265-273
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	9783030204693
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20470-9_28
Publication status	Published - 2020
Externally published	Yes
Event	AHFE International Conference on Interdisciplinary Practice in Industrial Design, 2019 - Washington D.C., United States Duration: 24 Jul 2019 → 28 Jul 2019

Publication series

Name	Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume	968
ISSN (Print)	2194-5357
ISSN (Electronic)	2194-5365

Conference

Conference	AHFE International Conference on Interdisciplinary Practice in Industrial Design, 2019
Country/Territory	United States
City	Washington D.C.
Period	24/07/19 → 28/07/19

Keywords

Commercialization
Product design
Usability

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Control and Systems Engineering
Computer Science(all)

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Yang, J., Jeon, H., Tufail, M., & Kim, K. M. (2020). A Critical Usability Problem-Solving Case of MazeCube Through Design Exploration Based on Scientific Experiments. In C. S. Shin (Ed.), Advances in Interdisciplinary Practice in Industrial Design - Proceedings of the AHFE International Conference on Interdisciplinary Practice in Industrial Design, 2019 (pp. 265-273). (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 968). Springer-Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20470-9_28

Yang, Jihyeon ; Jeon, Hwisu ; Tufail, Muhammad et al. / A Critical Usability Problem-Solving Case of MazeCube Through Design Exploration Based on Scientific Experiments. Advances in Interdisciplinary Practice in Industrial Design - Proceedings of the AHFE International Conference on Interdisciplinary Practice in Industrial Design, 2019. editor / Cliff Sungsoo Shin. Springer-Verlag, 2020. pp. 265-273 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing).

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Advances in Interdisciplinary Practice in Industrial Design - Proceedings of the AHFE International Conference on Interdisciplinary Practice in Industrial Design, 2019. ed. / Cliff Sungsoo Shin. Springer-Verlag, 2020. p. 265-273 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 968).

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