A Usability Evaluation of Web Map Zoom and Pan Functions
Manlai You
National Yunlin University of Science and Technology
Manlai You is professor in the Department of Industrial Design at National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan. His research interests include Ergo Design, Design Management, and Design Education. He is currently editor of the International Journal of Design, Journal of Design, and Journal of Science and Technology.
Chun-wen Chen
National Yunlin University of Science and Technology
Chun-wen Chen is a Ph.D. candidate in the Graduate School of Design at National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan. He has served as a lecturer in the Department of Information Communication at Asia University and as an adjunct lecturer at several universities. His main research interests are in the areas of HCI, information graphics, maps, and physical computing. He received his M.S. degree in digital media design from the Department of Information Communication, Yuan Ze University, Taiwan in 2001, and his B.S. degree in engineering from the Department of Power Mechanical Engineering, Tsing Hua University, Taiwan in 1989. He has extensive experience graphic design and books/magazines publishing with DTP systems, and for several years, he worked on digital media at the Center for Research of Art and Technology, Taipei National University of the Arts. Later, he returned to NYUST, where he is currently pursuing his Ph.D. degree in design. His dissertation topic focuses on the design of interactive wayfinding maps.
Hantsai Liu
National Yunlin University of Science and Technology
Hantsai Liu is an industrial designer with research interests in CAD software, human-computer interaction, and product design. He received his M.F.A. in design from the Department of Industrial Design, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan in 2005, and his B.F.A. in design from the Department of Product Design, Shu-te University of Science and Technology, Taiwan in 2003. He has designed several communication products, including a "vocal chord phone" for the deaf and dumb and a "Braille phone" for the blind. He has also studied product designs for Taiwan festival culture. The topic of his master’s thesis covers the usability of web maps.
Hsuan Lin
National Yunlin University of Science and Technology
Hsuan Lin is a graduate student in the Department of Industrial Design, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan. He received his B.F.A in design from the Department of Industrial Design, Chaung Yuang University of Technology, Taiwan in 2001. His main research interests include human factors, user interface and maps. Besides product design, he also works at pottery design. The topic of his master’s thesis covers the usability of campus map interface. He has designed a system for supermarket, called “Navigator of Supermarket”, which could help consumers’ wayfinding.