The design research community acknowledges that usability and user experience are
largely influenced by user characteristics, goals and contexts of use. For industrially …

In order to be innovative and competitive, the automotive industry seeks to understand how
to attract new customers, even before they have experienced the product. User Experience …

In providing a better experience to users in terms of product usage, we focus on the
important concept of a user-centred design (UCD), and explore a new approach to user …

Generative tools and cultural probes are techniques for letting product users actively
participate in the knowledge that designers and user researchers gather about the context of …

Highlights•People do not only purchase and use products; they design, appropriate and
innovate.•Research on active users in different fields highlight different characteristics.•We …

In this paper we introduce a participatory design technique for early, formative concept
evaluations to elicit in-depth user feedback and suggestions, revealing attitudes and …

Background Human-centered design can be approached with a wide range of methods,
from traditional consumer research approaches to emerging exploratory methods (eg …

This research investigates users' anticipation of their future experiences with interactive
products to support design for experience in the early stages of product development. This …

This paper sheds light on the new possibilities for user research activities facilitated by
access to makerspaces. We present four case studies of user research conducted in two …

In this research, we describe an empirical study, which aimed at identifying influencing
factors on acceptance of electric vehicles. Understanding individual arguments and to reach …