Boston makes the world work better
World Usability Day promotes the values and benefits of usability engineering and user centered design, because everyone has the right to have things that work better. The world is a better place when they do.
The Usability Professionals' Association, Boston chapter, the Museum of Science, Boston, the MIT Media Lab, BostonCHI, and Boston IA, are pleased to announce the City of Boston's participation in the fourth annual World Usability Day on November 13th, 2008 .
Nov. 13th: Museum of Science, Boston
Take our ideas, please!
Each of our activities has been thoughtfully developed by usability practitioners and evaluated by the Museum of Science, Boston. We provide them here, at no cost, in their entirety: step-by-step instructions, downloadable tally sheets, signage, and more.
We provide these resources to support your own educational or World Usability Day efforts. If you develop a variant or enhancement just make sure to let us know!
Here are some of the stats that made last year's event such a success...
36 hours of events
115 events around the world
35 countries involved
approximately 8,000 people attended events world-wide
200 online participants from 16 countries
Find out more about World Usability Day and the highlights from last year.
What is World Usability Day?
World Usability Day is a worldwide event sponsored by industry practitioners seeking to raise awareness of usability, user centered design-related careers, and individuals' rights to safe, effective, and easy to use products. World Usability Day activities are taking place in over 115 locations in 35 countries!
On November 13th the Museum of Science, Boston will host a series of entertaining and educational activities to involve approximately 3000 daily visitors in usability tests, product evaluation activities, website design reviews, re-examinations of commonly encountered objects, evaluations of Boston's public signage, and more!
- The Evaluation Station
Live reviews of web sites and applications conducted by usability experts for Boston-based organizations (non-profits and for-profits). - Doors to Usability
Examine doors and their misleading designs. - The Alarm Clock Alley Rally
Can you predict how long it will take you to set six alarm clocks? - The Great Sock Sort
Learn how professionals design products by sorting socks into groups! - Tag Team!
Team up with a buddy to learn how tagging photos and information online makes life easier and more accessible.)
We welcome everyone to visit on November 13th!
Help Us Make WUD 2008 a Memorable Event!
Our success relies on usability professionals like you, getting involved and volunteering your time and talent. There are many opportunities for you to get involved before event day, and during the events.
» Register your interest in being a volunteer
Calling All Evaluators, Companies, and Non-Profits!
We still need evaluators and sites/applications to evaluate for our Evaluation Station activity. To volunteer, semd email to volunteer@upaboston.org
Boston Sponsors:
Worldwide sponsors:
