usability lab 2002 cascade kick-off meeting user requirements - web site design multimedia interface...
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Usability Lab 2002 General Aspects The complex structure of a “Web Site“ will be distributed. Its functions and the management would be in relation to both the LCA Theme and the future new information technologies. Cascade Goals To create a new LCA information market and to offer new products (value added services) and, at the same time, to assure flexibility in responding to the user requirements. Web Site ModelTRANSCRIPT
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CascadeKick-Off MeetingKick-Off Meeting
User Requirements - Web Site DesignUser Requirements - Web Site DesignMultimedia Interface to Material DatabasesMultimedia Interface to Material Databases
Flavio Fontana (Ulab)Flavio Fontana (Ulab)[email protected]@casaccia.enea.it
14-15th Feb 2002, Bologna, Italy
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ENEA Web Site Activity Plan
• Web Site Information Model, its goals and functionality
• User Requirements Analysis• Technical Specifications according to the Usability Methodology • Cascade Web Site Architecture• Cascade Web Site Multimedia Information
Guidelines• Cascade Web Site General Management • Web and Advanced Visual Interface to
Material Databases
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General Aspects The complex structure of a “Web Site“ will be
distributed. Its functions and the management would be in relation to both the LCA Theme and the future new information technologies.
Cascade Goals To create a new LCA information market and to offer
new products (value added services) and, at the same time, to assure flexibility in responding to the user requirements.
Web Site Model
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Cascade Web Site Model & Networks
Extranet• communication and services• knowledge integration (partners, etc.)• data exchange
Intranet• internal communication• collaboration work
Internet• institutional and product communication• public relations and services• e-commerce
CascadeWeb Site
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User Requirements and Multimedia Interface
The User Requirements activity will regard:
• To identify User classes• To meet Users to define their requirements • To organise technical working groups• To identify the technical resources to implement the Web Site and its Web-DB applications
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• General requirements• Functional requirements• Technical requirements
User Requirements Analysis
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Visual InterfaceUsability Evaluation Methods
• User Question-Asking• Human/Computer Operational Observation• Personal Operation Experience• Makeup evaluation• Review of Detailed Design• Prototype Testing• Human Factors Experiment• Case Studies• Field Evaluation
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Visual InterfacePotential Critical Success Factors
which can be measuredShould a system (product) be:
• effective• efficient in use• satisfying to use• usable with acceptable mental effort• easy to install• easy to learn• flexible to use• adaptable for different contexts
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Cascade Web Site Architecture
AVIWeb
Server
Client
Central Database
Local DatabaseWS 1,2,...,n
DB1
CommunicationManagerModule
WS1 WS2 WSn
InternetIntranetService
Network
Extranet
UsersBrowser
AVI
DB Manager & Interface
Interface & Setup
Interface & Setup
Interface & Setup
DB2 DBn
Advanced Visual Interface
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Cascade Web Site Information
Cascade Web Site is an information service on the Project and its LCA innovation.It offers easy access to the results information of the Cascade Project. Cascade Web Site provides multimedia showcases of LCA results which are arranged so as to make it as easy as possible for the general public, the scientific and the business community to find what they need.
There are two Cascade Web Sites the first is a public Web, instead the second, is reserved for the Cascade Partners.
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Cascade Web Site Design Guidelines
The design guidelines consist of three parts (A, B, C), the firstprovides a general description of the Web and the Web-DBapplications.
A. General description of the Web and Web-DBs Appl.B. To establish the Web Information SectionsC. Multimedia Content Spefications
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Web Site Sections
Project information Project documentation (Doc. Repository, Project Results) General Information News (Events, Meetings, etc.) Multimedia Information (Interviews, Trailers, Flash Demos) Virtual Meetings & Seminars Target Groups (User registration, Users Groups, FAQs, Forum) Technical Services (FTP Secure Server, DB Visual Interface, Utilities &Tools) Distance Learning (ODL) and Terminology Repository Partners Links Other
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Cascade Web Site MappingHome Page(Languages)
Project Information
GeneralInformation
TechnicalServices
TargetGroups News Multimedia
Information Partners
E-mail address
E-mail Service
MaterialDatabasesInterface
Utilities Users
Forum
FAQs
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4.1
4.2
5.1
5.2
5.3
Links9
Trailers
Videos
Flash Demos
7.1
7.2
7.3
Technical Sections Customer Sections
VirtualMeetings
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Project Documentation
1.1 Distance Learning (ODL)
User Reg.
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Web Site Top Layout
News Reseved AreaMultimediaWeb Navigation
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IconicIconicCascadeCascade
Home PageHome Page
Web Site HP Layout
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Integrated Visual Interface
Web Site Navigation
Java Visual Interface to Material DBs