A Usability Study on Navigational Maps of Scenery Spots
This research studied the usability problems of YAH maps in Westlake Scenery District. At first phase, using structured interview method, the usability problems of the maps in the District were investigated, and the amending advice were put forward according to the problems; and secondly, a performance comparison experiment was conducted to explore whether an improved YAH symbol performed better than the before. The results showed that: (1) there were totally six usability problems in four categories, such as inconspicuous YAH symbol, improper placement et al., in exist maps. (2) The YAH symbol amended map performed better than the before on judging directions. This study may provide some guidance on the design of West Lake navigation system, or other similar public space design.
Navigational map YAH map Usability Investigation
Hongting Li Xinyu Yang Duming Wang Weidan Xu
Department of Psychology Zhejiang Sci-Tech University Hangzhou 310018, PR China College of Business Administration Zhejiang Gongshang University Hangzhou 310018, PR China
国际会议
杭州
英文
12-15
2011-08-26（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）