Now that 2014 is almost over and there are only some league matches left, let's have a look at my past year in Ringtennis. All in all, it was a way better year than 2013. First, my fellow teammates of TSV Neubiberg-Ottobrunn and I came in second place in the German premier league (Bundesliga), only losing… Continue reading 2014 in Review: World and German Champion!
Author: Maximilian Speicher
Scientist, Designer, Part-Time Philosopher.
Über-Productivity in Just Three Steps
Know those guidelines for being productive that consist of "only" 20 or more rules? Keeping to-do lists, keeping anti-to-do lists, writing journals, reflecting on your day, the 50/10 rule etc. pp. ... Forget about them! Here is what I did to finish two CHI papers in the course of one weekend: Get rid of distractions: I put my… Continue reading Über-Productivity in Just Three Steps
What is ›Usability‹?
Earlier this year, I submitted a research paper about a concept called usability-based split testing1 to a web engineering conference (Speicher et al., 2014). My evaluation involved a questionnaire that asked for ratings of different usability aspects—such as informativeness, readability etc.—of web interfaces. So obviously, I use the word “usability” in that paper a lot;… Continue reading What is ›Usability‹?
The 2014 German Championships in Ringtennis
This one is a bit delayed, as for the past two weeks, I was rather busy preparing two research papers for the 2015 International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI). Let's hope it was worth the effort and at least one of my submissions will get accepted 🙂 Mixed Doubles Now I have finally… Continue reading The 2014 German Championships in Ringtennis
Survey: Search Engines – Perception, Usage & Expectations
In the context of my PhD thesis in Human–Computer Interaction, I currently conduct a survey concerning the use of search engines. With the help of this survey I hope to better understand how you perceive and use search engines and which expectations you have towards them. In particular, I focus on the use of search… Continue reading Survey: Search Engines – Perception, Usage & Expectations
User Experience Rule #2
II. Never hide primary information behind an additional click the user has to perform! Keep the number of necessary clicks as low as possible. For example, in search engines, do not (never ever!) require a user to click twice before they reach their desired result.
Umfrage: Suchmaschinen – Wahrnehmung, Nutzung & Erwartungen
Für meine Doktorarbeit in Human-Computer Interaction führe ich momentan eine Umfrage zur Nutzung von Suchmaschinen durch. Es geht mir in dieser Umfrage vor allem darum, herauszufinden, wie ihr Suchmaschinen wahrnehmt und welche Erwartungen ihr an sie habt. Besonderer Fokus liegt auch auf der Nutzung mit Smartphones, Tablets und anderen Geräten, wie z. B. einer Nintendo Wii… Continue reading Umfrage: Suchmaschinen – Wahrnehmung, Nutzung & Erwartungen
[offene Masterarbeit] Was that Page Pleasant to Use? Usability-Metriken in einer echten Suchmaschine
Es gibt viel zu viele schlechte Webseiten! Schon mal versucht, auf http://www.finanzen.sachsen.de die Tagessätze für Auslandsreisekosten zu finden? Falls nicht, einfach mal ausprobieren und viel Spaß dabei! Oder schon mal auf der Seite der Uni Würzburg versucht, herauszufinden, wie genau eine Bewerbung für den Bachelor in Wirtschaftswissenschaften abläuft? Nein? Ist auch eigentlich besser so, weil… Continue reading [offene Masterarbeit] Was that Page Pleasant to Use? Usability-Metriken in einer echten Suchmaschine
Test Match vs. Belarus and Bodensee Tournament
The past weekend, I participated in the Bodensee tournament, which was held right next to Lake Constance in the south of Germany. The tournament wasn't overly successful for me, with a third place in mixed doubles being my best result that I secured together with Lydia Schidelko. In the quarter-final of the men's singles competition,… Continue reading Test Match vs. Belarus and Bodensee Tournament
How to do Power Law Regression in R, or What Happened When One of my Posts Made it to the Front Page of Hacker News
Recently, my post about motherfuckingwebsite.com was featured on the front page of Y Combinator's Hacker News. I was watching football with some friends when my WordPress app told me twice that my blog's stats "are exploding". Back at home, I checked my stats and noticed that I had almost 6,000 unique visitors and over 7,000 views… Continue reading How to do Power Law Regression in R, or What Happened When One of my Posts Made it to the Front Page of Hacker News
2008 – Tales of Design & User Experience 