Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
25 results found in user research.
- Theater in Design (Forum Theater, Design Theater)
- A participatory design technique using professional actors to portray users with disabilities or older adults, allowing design teams to engage with user needs without directly involving potentially fr…
- Usability Study (Usability Test, Usability Evaluation)
- A research method that evaluates how easily and effectively users can interact with a product, system, or prototype by observing real users performing tasks. Usability studies measure factors such as …
- Wizard of Oz Study (WOZ Study, Wizard of Oz Method)
- A research method in which participants interact with what they believe is an automated system, but which is actually operated in whole or in part by a human "wizard" hidden from view. The method is u…
- Wizard-of-Oz Study (Wizard of Oz, WoZ Study, Wizard-of-Oz Method)
- A Wizard-of-Oz study is a research method in human-computer interaction where participants interact with a system they believe is autonomous, but which is actually being partially or fully operated by…
- Wizard-of-Oz Study (WoZ Study, Wizard of Oz Protocol)
- A research method in which participants interact with a system they believe is autonomous, but which is actually being partially or fully operated by a human researcher (the "wizard") behind the scene…