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Guide to remote usability testing

Nate Bolt has written an article on remote usability testing. To quote:

If you'd like to get started with remote testing, you have three easy steps. First, choose a recruiting method, then decide on a screen-sharing tool, and third, figure out if audio and video recording is important to you and decide on a method for that. Then you just have to give it a whirl, ideally with a trial study, or you can just use it for an actual project. If you're already doing some remote usability, don't forget to experiment with different study designs and new tools. In 1999, we did 5% of our studies remotely at Bolt | Peters using Timbuktu or PcAnywhere. By 2005, almost 95% of our studies were conducted remotely. Now we hardly ever leave the computer screen, which is everyone’s goal, right?

Posted by jamesr on July 21, 2006 12:07 PM
Categories: Usability & user-centered design