Advanced Technologies for User-Centered Design and User Experience

Dear Colleagues,

With recent technological advances, high-tech-based products that work with users through various methods such as tactile interfaces, gesture recognition, voice command and motion detection are increasing. It includes innovative technologies ranging from smart devices to AI speakers, virtual reality systems, and augmented reality devices, but the increase of these products has raised concerns about user inconvenience due to lack of consideration of user needs and behavior for design.

This journal covers all topics studied from the user experience (UX) and user-centric design (UCD) perspective, in the context of new high-tech products, devices and services and interactions between users. This Special Issue welcomes original, unpublished research contributions including but not limited to methodological studies, quantitative, qualitative or mixed-methods studies focusing on issues around consumer interaction with new technologies or methodologies.

In detail, this Special Issue includes the following research topics:

• New user-centered design methodologies;
• Design and evaluation of high-tech based products or smart products;
• New methodologies for gathering user experience data;
• New methodologies for evaluating user experience;
• User experience design for high-tech based products or smart products;
• Review articles related to UCD/UX methodologies, challenges.

Dr. Ilsun Rhiu
Prof. Dr. Myung Hwan Yun
Guest Editors

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