Design Evaluation by Testing The lab have 2 floor for product testing and implementation Hardware implementation and testing Observing Human behavior through one-way mirror Noldus, Software for observation (click image to see a larger picture) EMG, Megwin Software Human-Centered Design Laboratory LAB brochure front, back HCD LAB is a state of the art labolatory for Research and Development, design, user testing, prototyping, and learning activities. The lab has multipurpose functions which are media lab, ergonomic study, user observation, usability testing, interaction design, and environmental interfaces. This lab provides design service for industries who have demand of testing their products before launching them to the market. The main function of this lab is to test users' behavior with a wide range of products from software, hardware, service, system, and environment. The Lab also provides the most challenging experience in design with the prototyping of both software and hardware zones. The lab will be ready for operation by December, 2004. Hardware & Software Implementation The lab provides tools for hardware implementation with microcontroller and software. As a result, researchers or designers can design a testing tool or products that demonstrate how their design works. Usability Testing With the concept of human behavior, the subject of testing will be observed through the one way mirror. Subjects are asked to use the product and being recorded in the video. A software will be used to collect data and analyze the human behavior. We use a Nolus software is mainly used for behavior observation, usability testing, cultural testing, and psychological observation. The software can be used to record data in the video format and analyze the data in term of Lag sequence, Statistic, and Time-event. Ergonomic Testing We provide tools and method for testing an ergonomic. With the cooperation with the medical field, the integration in innovation will be a combination between design and human factors. EMG is used to detect the muscle reaction. We use it to test how muscle works with the product such as the fatigue of sitting on the chair. Environmental Interface The environment surrounded human is another factor that we concentrate. By analyzing the human behavior and environment such as lighting, designers could know how human behaves in different kinds of environmental setting. Laundary cart testing - This is an observation to see how users interact with the product especially the way to transport the laundary cart. Click the image to see the bigger picture.       Office space testing - The testing is done by interior design students. They arrange the space with white tables to study the office space. Click the image to see the bigger picture.

Home | Contact | FAQ Human-Centered LAB Rooms in Human-Centered LAB Observation Room 1 This area is mainly used to test the human behavior with the large scale product such as interior space and environment. The video will be placed on each conner of room. (click the image to see a larger picture) Observation Room 2 This room is mainly for testing the software or small product. (click the image to see a larger picture) One-way mirror: Users cannot see through observer (click image to see a larger picture)   Observation helmet - the helmet can be used to observe the feeling of users while interacting with product or environment. It is also used for the track eye perception as well.