- From: Patrick Burke <burke@ucla.edu>
- Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 16:14:44 -0700
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Jakob Nielsen & co. are back with more usability studies & recommendations, focusing on children 5-11 & adults 65 & up. For a brief summary, see the following: >Web frustrates children: studies >Current Web design easily frustrates children, yet creates a satisfying >experience >for seniors, a pair of studies has concluded. >http://enewsletters.f2network.com.au/cgi-bin16/flo?y=eBaW0CB2M0sv0ESl0AA > >Some more detail can be found on www.useit.com . Of course, as with the >disability access study, you have to purchase the reports to get the full >nitty & gritty. Still, some ideas well worth thinking about, particularly useful for knowing where the pitfalls are for Web users of different ages. Nielsen's most recent Alertbox includes a lot of information from the findings of the study on children: http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20020414.html Points that jumped out at me: Children tend to get Mom & Dad's old computer, so tend to work with older tech; they are frustrated by more complex site designs; adding sound & animation tends to keep their attention. Patrick
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