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Video of paper prototype usability tests

Here's an interesting video showing how a paper prototype usability test helped the usability team at Corel find flaws in a preliminary design of a website creation product.

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Henrik Olsen - April 16, 2008

See also: Prototyping and wireframing (116)  Usability testing (68) 

 

COMMENTS

Great vid illustrating the value of usability testing. Too bad all their conclusions are wrong.

Wizard. From what I saw, the problem wasn't that the tree itself was misunderstood

Michael Zuschlag | April 18, 2008

 

I read Michael Zuschlag's fantastic comment before seeing the video. Thanks Michael! I'll get to the video now.

DeepFraught | May 29, 2008

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