ITU Gaze Tracker
The ITU Gaze Tracker is an open-source eye tracker that aims to provide a low-cost alternative to commercial gaze tracking systems and to make this technology more accessible. It is developed by the Gaze Group at the IT University of Copenhagen and other contributors from the community, with the support of the Communication by Gaze Interaction Association (COGAIN). The eye tracking software is video-based, and any camera equipped with infrared nightvision can be used, such as a videocamera or a webcam. The cameras that have been tested with the system can be found in our forum. We encourage users and developers to test our software with their cameras and provide feedback so we can continue development. The ITU Gaze Tracker is hosted in SourceForge. In order to run the software, uncompress the zip file and double click on GazeTrackerUI.exe. The user's guide to run and configure the ITU Gaze Tracker can be downloaded from here (PDF document) The requirements to run the ITU Gaze Tracker are:
What Customers Want > Chapter 2: What Customers Want
In this chapter, author Jodie Dalgleish explains that what customers want from a web site depends on what they want to do, and then shows you how to deliver it to them. As I've stood behind customers, in the moment before they experience a business' Web site for the first time, I've been poignantly aware of all the expectations they have poised in their fingertips as they anticipate swinging into action once the home page downloads. I have found that, basically, customers expect a Web site to improve the service they receive from the business in question. And what does it mean to get things done? Sound familiar? They will want to seek out pertinent information and ask questions, evaluate alternatives, make choices, and make things happen as quickly as they can once they've made up their minds. The Graphics, Visualization and Usability (GVU) Center of Georgia Technology Institute have made some inroads into finding out about why people use the Web and the experiences they have. 1. 2. 3.
Craig Cecil--Tools to Check Your Web Site against Section 508, WCAG 1.0, WCAG 2.0
Use these tools to quickly check the pages of your site for valid markup, accessibility, usability, browser compatibility, spell checking, etc. You may also want to review the Top Ten Web Design Mistakes and check out the Sherlock tool. Xenocode Browser Sandbox Test your site in the most popular browsers, running directly from the web. Now you can test your pages in all versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Safari, and Chrome without installing them. Total Validator An all-in-one validator comprising a HTML validator, an accessibility validator, a spelling validator, a broken links validator, and the ability to take screenshots with different browsers to see what your web pages look like. Electrum SortSite Scans the first 10 pages of a web site, testing for quality checkpoints, including accessibility, browser compatibility, broken links, and standards compliance. UITest.com ZDNet's NetMechanic Toolbox Truwex Online Tool Web Page Performance & Speed Analyzer W3C HTML/XHTML Validator
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Advanced Common Sense (Web Usability Consulting - Steve Krug)
Don't say "click here"; not everyone will be clicking - Quality Web Tips
Don't use "click here" as link text What a link means When calling the user to action, use brief but meaningful link text that: provides some information when read out of context explains what the link offers doesn't talk about mechanics is not a verb phrase An example For instance, avoid the following sentence on your page: To download W3C's editor/browser Amaya, click here. or: To download Amaya, go to the Amaya Website and get the necessary software. Both of these sentences divulge too much of the mechanics of getting the Amaya software. Get Amaya! Note that "get" is left out of the hypertext; we do not recommend putting verb phrases in link text. Tell me more about Amaya. You should write: Tell me more about Amaya: W3C's free editor/browser that lets you create HTML, SVG, and MathML documents. Further Reading About the "QA Tips" Learn more about the Tips, how to submit your own pearls of wisdom, and find all the other QA tips in the Tips Index.
Web Design References: Usability
Benefits and ROI. (Why Usability?) Carousels Children Chunking Consistency Content Definitions Efficiency Error Tolerance Fitts' Law, Hick's Law Forms Usability Frames Usability Why Frames Suck (Most of the Time) - Jakob Nielsen Guidelines & Principles (see Standards) Homepages Intuitive Learnability Line Length Link Color (see Navigation) Link Text (see Navigation) Liquid/Elastic/Fluid/Fixed Design Memorability Mobile Pop-Ups (Opening New Windows) Redesign Responsive Design Scanning/Reading Online Scent Intranet Portals and Scent are Made for Each Other - Jared M. Security Senior Citizens Simplicity/Complexity Speed Splash Pages Subjective Satisfaction Teenagers White Space, Clutter, and Density Writing Articles & Related Links
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