[Sigia-l] Re: Does geography affect usability and user testing

[Mitchell Gass]

At 01:58 AM 11/22/2005, Matthew Goddard asked:
>Are the techniques etc. discussed on the list biased towards 
>designing for an American user base?...If location does affect how 
>you work with users then what are the experiences of list members 
>from other countries?

One adaptation for local differences is the "Bollywood Technique" for 
usability testing in India:

   http://www.humanfactors.com/downloads/jun02.asp#bollywood

Mitchell Gass
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