TECHNIQUES FOR USABILITY ASSESSMENT IN MOBILE DEVICE APPLICATIONS

A SYSTEMATIC QUALITATIVE REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

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https://doi.org/10.53450/2179-1465.RG.2023v14i1p71-84

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Qualitative Systematic Review of Literature, Mobile devices, Usability

Abstract

This article presents a Systematic Qualitative Literature Review that investigates how usability assessments are being carried out in mobile device applications and whether the existing heuristics encompass the context of video streaming platforms. A total of 293 articles returned to Scopus, of which 10 articles enabled us to answer our questions. We conclude that usability assessments in mobile device applications are being carried out by associating different guidelines that give rise to a new, more specific set of heuristics or by heuristic assessment that ends up resulting in the elaboration of specific guidelines or guidelines.

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Lílian das Mercês Salvador, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Mestra em Computação, Comunicação e Artes pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB).  Bacharela em Comunicação Social com linha de formação em Educomunicação pela Universidade Federal de Campina Grande (UFCG).

Tiago Maritan Ugulino de Araújo, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Possui Graduação e Mestrado em Ciências da Computação pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB) e Doutorado em Engenharia da Computação pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). Atualmente, é Professor do Centro de Informática, pesquisador do Núcleo de Pesquisa e Extensão em Aplicações de Vídeo Digital (LAViD) da UFPB. Coordenador do projeto Suíte VLibras, plataforma aberta de tradução automática para LIBRAS para TV Digital, Web, Cinema e dispositivos móveis

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2023-05-27

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SALVADOR, Lílian das Mercês; DE ARAÚJO, Tiago Maritan Ugulino. TECHNIQUES FOR USABILITY ASSESSMENT IN MOBILE DEVICE APPLICATIONS: A SYSTEMATIC QUALITATIVE REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE. Revista GEMInIS, [S. l.], v. 14, n. 1, p. 71–84, 2023. DOI: 10.53450/2179-1465.RG.2023v14i1p71-84. Disponível em: https://revistageminis.ufscar.br/index.php/geminis/article/view/654. Acesso em: 19 apr. 2025.

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