Comments on: Time-Aware Research http://remoteusability.com/time-aware-research/ Tools, tips, and tirades about remote usability Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:52:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: bolt | peters http://remoteusability.com/time-aware-research/comment-page-1/#comment-5279 bolt | peters Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:30:28 +0000 http://remoteusability.com/?p=397#comment-5279 Thanks Tristan! All the challenges you've brought up are exactly what Chapters 3 and 5 of our book will deal with. Our book will be out at the end of January, if all goes according to plan. You can also check out our company website for more about live remote research: http://www.boltpeters.com/ Thanks Tristan! All the challenges you’ve brought up are exactly what Chapters 3 and 5 of our book will deal with. Our book will be out at the end of January, if all goes according to plan. You can also check out our company website for more about live remote research: http://www.boltpeters.com/

]]> By: Tristan Naramore http://remoteusability.com/time-aware-research/comment-page-1/#comment-5277 Tristan Naramore Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:47:38 +0000 http://remoteusability.com/?p=397#comment-5277 This is one of the more eye-opening posts I've seen regarding user testing. I've always shrugged off the fact that usability tests happen under rather artificial conditions, whether in the lab or remotely. I figure if the moderator is good and the test script is solid, we can use sophisticated analysis techniques to smooth out any biases introduced by the test environment itself. That said, I think the idea of catching users "in the act" is absolutely fascinating, if not fraught with challenges: Planning would be tricky; Getting test subjects to cooperate/behave under real-life conditions; Real-time moderating could be mind-bogglingly difficult if user is distracted or multitasking. Still, I'd love to hear more about this concept of Live Recruiting. I look forward to reading your book. This is one of the more eye-opening posts I’ve seen regarding user testing. I’ve always shrugged off the fact that usability tests happen under rather artificial conditions, whether in the lab or remotely. I figure if the moderator is good and the test script is solid, we can use sophisticated analysis techniques to smooth out any biases introduced by the test environment itself.

That said, I think the idea of catching users “in the act” is absolutely fascinating, if not fraught with challenges: Planning would be tricky; Getting test subjects to cooperate/behave under real-life conditions; Real-time moderating could be mind-bogglingly difficult if user is distracted or multitasking.

Still, I’d love to hear more about this concept of Live Recruiting. I look forward to reading your book.

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