COGNITIVE WALKTHROUGH Vigneshwar Poojar
The cognitive walkthrough is a formalized way of imagining people’s thoughts and actions when they use an interface for the first time
Cognitive Walkthrough is all about 4 questions
Will the user try to achieve the right effect?
Will the user notice that the correct action is available?
Will the user associate the correct action with the effect to be achieved?
If the correct action is performed, will the user see that progress is being made toward solution of the task?
Nielsen’s Heuristic evaluation
Visibility of system status
Match between system and the real world
User control and freedom
Consistency and standards
Error prevention
Recognition rather than recall
Flexibility and efficiency of use
Aesthetic and minimalist design
Help users recognize, diagnose, and recover from errors
Help and documentation
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