Many clients ask us whether they should build a usability lab — a special set of rooms dedicated to usability testing, often with a one-way mirror and sophisticated AV equipment.

01/01/01

The minimal lab

Information & Design

Articles and White Papers

Suggestions for designing a usability lab.

01/01/94

Usability Laboratories: A 1994 Survey

useit.com: Jakob Nielsen’s Website

Articles and White Papers

12/31/69

Top Research Laboratories in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)

useit.com: Jakob Nielsen’s Website

Articles and White Papers

A core group of elite corporate research labs (and a few universities) defined the field of human-computer interaction and established much of whatever ease of use we now enjoy. With big labs disappearing, the future of HCI research is in jeopardy.

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