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C A L L F O R P A P E R S
Interacting with Computers (IwC) Special Issue on
Measurement and Structural Models of User Experience
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* Submission deadline: 1st September 2009 *
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User experience (UX) is essentially measurable. The necessity and
utility of UX measures is apparent. The challenge, however, lies in
selecting appropriate measures to address the particularities of an
evaluation context. Furthermore, both the construct validity and
predictive power of some UX measures are of particular concern.
Consequently, modelling users’ experience - as a basis for producing
design guidance - is especially important for interactive digital
artefacts.
In the behavioural sciences, two types of model are distinguished.
First, measurement models are used to measure the constructs in a
particular domain. Second, structural models are used to establish
(causal) relations between constructs. Both of these models are
necessary in the domain of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) in order to
make progress.
A major area of research is how positive UX of deploying digital
artefacts can be promoted. This experience does not only include
usability, but also other cognitive, socio-cognitive and affective
aspects of users’ experience in their interaction with artefacts, such
as users’ enjoyment, aesthetic experience, desire to repeat use,
positive decision to use a digital artefact and enhanced mental models.
Research in this area is timely because we are moving away from the
‘conversion decade’ (2000-2010) to the ‘loyalty decade’ (2010-2020), as
coined by Jakob Nielsen. Besides, UX manifests as quality in design, in
interaction and in value, with diverse measures from many methods and
instruments.
Two kinds of submission are encouraged.
1. Empirical and theoretical papers dealing with the measurement of user
experience, explicitly addressing the measurement of different
constructs underlying user experience and show how these are distinct or
related
2. Empirical and theoretical papers dealing with the structural
modelling of user experience, explicitly addressing how different
factors (constructs) of user experience are related and influence each
other to produce outcomes of human-computer interaction
Although papers must be based on rigorous research, the presentation
should be accessible to both researchers and application-focused
readers. Measurement models and structural models will have to be linked
to real-world applications.
This special issue aims to present high-quality, high-impact, original
research addressing the modelling of user experience. Relevant topics
include, but are not limited to, the following:
* theoretical frameworks underlying different UX measures and structural
models of UX;
* validity, reliability and sensitivity of specific UX measures;
* practical strategies for selecting appropriate UX measures and
instruments that meet contextual requirements, including commercial
contexts;
* the applicability of existing UX measures to new interaction styles
and emerging ICT domains;
* potential non-measurable properties of UX, and alternative critical
methods and techniques for their assessment;
* empirical testing of specific alternative structural models of UX;
* the predictive value of specific structural models of UX;
* the effects of system characteristics (e.g. interaction styles, ICT
domains and information architecture), task characteristics and
individual differences between users in structural models of UX;
* how specific structural models of UX can support reasoning about
processes of user experience with consequences for system design
Articles must be based on original research. Complete articles should be
submitted by the deadline of 1 September 2009. Papers will be subject to
the full review process of Interacting with Computers.
Instructions for Authors
Manuscripts should not exceed 18 double-spaced pages. Papers should be
prepared according to the IwC’s guide for authors, and should be
submitted online. Illustrations must be provided in separate .jpg or
.gif files, and APA Publication Manual (not ACM or IEE) style is used.
Colour is discouraged. The guide for authors and online submission are
available at
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/525445/authorinstructions
.
If you are a first-time user of the journal’s online submission tool,
you will have to register yourself as an author on the system.
Potential authors should contact Effie Law ([log in to unmask]) or Paul
van Schaik ([log in to unmask]) with any questions about the
special issue.
For information on Interacting with Computers see
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/525445/description#description
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