Ergodesign & HCI (Sep 2017)

VIRTUAL TOOLS AID IN TRANSPORTATION

  • Rubenio dos Santos Barros,
  • Moisaniel Pimentel Arruda Filho,
  • Lívia Flávia de Albuquerque Campos

DOI
https://doi.org/10.22570/ergodesignhci.v5iEspecial.336
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. Especial
pp. 48 – 60

Abstract

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This article presents the development of an application proposal that aims to support and encourage the adoption of cycling as means of transportation among students of the Federal University of Maranhão, focusing on participatory design and usability. The stages of design are presented, focusing on ergonomic principles throughout the process. At the end, a usability test was developed with the SUS tool with a functional prototype of the application which presented satisfaction and usability index 93.33 among the participants.