Comics in the context of mobile devices: theoretical aspects and usability analysis

Abstract

Media have been through major chances with digital convergence. The production and consumption have been affected, and producers and publishers seek the best ways to adapt to the digital environment. The situation with comics is the same, as they go through a hybridization moment, where hypermedia resources are incorporated to its traditional language. However, usability studies on these apps are still rare. This article aims to analyze the usability of the app Bottom of the Ninth for iPad. Therefore, a bibliographic research on digital comics and usability is made. This study aims to underpin the proposed analysis, in which an expert user and a novice user perform tasks and the results are described so that improvements can be suggested.

Keywords

• comics
• usability
• mobile devices