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C h r i s t o p h e r J P a r k e r / A n d r e w M a y / Va l M i t c h e l l

THE CASE FOR ACCESS INFORMATION

USING VGI IN DESIGN FOR ONLINE USABIL ITY

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Using VGI In Design For Online Usability

Is the user experience of a mashup enhanced by

combining data from amateur volunteers with traditional/ professional information?

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Using VGI In Design For Online UsabilityResearch Question:

Presenting VGI Alongside PGI in a mashup

• The Utility of VGI, what it may offer to users that PGI does not

• The Style of VGI, a different way of presenting information

Telling Participants Their Mashup Contains VGI

• The degree to which current perceptions of information from amateur volunteers influences perception of neogeography

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Using VGI In Design For Online Usability

• Part 1• Observation (6 wheelchair users)

• VGI: Generate Data Set• Literature Review

• PGI: Pool data

• Part 2• Mono Methods• Experimental• Online (101 participants)• Four Groups – with a unique combination of

contents of the map and information about the map.

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Part 1: VGI and PGI data collection

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Discussing Access Problems with Staf Underground Train Bording a Train

London Underground Bus Travel Moving through the underground

Using VGI In Design For Online UsabilityVGI Data Collection

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Using VGI In Design For Online UsabilityPGI Data Collection

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Part 2: User Perception Experiment

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Using VGI In Design For Online UsabilityResults

  Information Presented

In Map

PGI PGI + VGI

Participant Told

What Map

Contained

PGI Group 1 Group 3

PGI + VGI Group 2 Group 4

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Using VGI In Design For Online UsabilityExperimental Website

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Using VGI In Design For Online UsabilityResults

• Information Presented in Mashup• 101 Participants Significant

• F (9, 89) = 2.99• p = .004• Wilks’ Lambda = .77• ηp2 = .232

• Information Told to Participants• No statistical Significance• Sample Size Estimation: 303 Participants

• No Statistically Significant Interaction

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Using VGI In Design For Online UsabilityResults

• Good• Accurate• Current• Useful• Important• Trustworthy• Official• Authoritative

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Using VGI In Design For Online UsabilityDesign Outcomes

• Don’t be scared: • No Negative Perceptions

• Data Centric• Does it do what need it to do?

• Currency• Do the users require current information?• Does the geographic info in their activity change

rapidly?

• Who are your users?• This research applies to consumers?• But what about other groups?

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Using VGI In Design For Online UsabilityDesign Outcomes

• VGI can enhance judgements of website quality

• This stems from the perception of the information as being more current

• No negative connotations related to the use of VGI

• BUT the information has to be good

• VGI and PGI should be critically analysed as equals, with only relevant information being used.

• VGI has the potential to be used effectively in enhancing user experiences of online GI

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