This is a blog about the field of user experience and how it is being used to better technology in the current age. I don't intend this blog to be a review of any product (there are plenty of good websites which do that) but I do intend to comment on products from a user researcher's perspective.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Introduction
I've been way behind the curve in the world of blogs for the last 10 years. It is primarily because I consider myself to be a bad writer. But I have finally decided to pick a pen up and start writing. Quite literally!
About Me: I’m a human-computer interaction major but also a severe tech nerd. Anything and everything to do with emerging technology interests me. In my field of work, I use new technology to make lives of people around me frustration free. In other words, I make things more usable.
Why I decided to start blogging:
What is the best way to express and document your thoughts, opinions, ideas and all that other crap in your head?
By blogging? Vlogging? Talking to your friends?
Since I’m a better writer than a looker, I decided to blog instead of vlogging. And a lot of my friends have disowned me because I talk too much. So here I am writing!
Why would people be interested in reading my blog?
Basically, I’m neither a tech writer nor a tech critique. My idea is not to write just another review for a product. There are a lot of good websites that do a much better job at writing reviews than I ever would.
Instead of giving you an expert’s opinion of a product, my analysis will be based on an end user’s perspective.
More like a movie critic's review versus the Tomatometer
A lot of you might wonder how I plan to get my data. Well, as a User Experience practitioner, I use a few very powerful techniques like Heuristic Evaluation, Usability Testing and Personas to analyze a product. This allows me to keep the target user for the product in mind all the time.
More like a movie critic's review versus the Tomatometer
Stuff I might also write about other than technology:
I would love to update all of you on the research I am working on as well. I know it sounds boring but I’ll make it as interesting to read as possible!
Finally, I’m only an amateur writer so there might be a lot of things I may write differently from what all of you are used to reading or expect. But hey, I'm here to have a blast writing about stuff and provide useful information at the same time!
That being said, hope to see you around!
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