Scalable Localization and the Psychology of Usability and Design

Room 42 is where practitioners and academics meet to share knowledge about breaking research. In this episode, Kirk St.Amant explains how combining intercultural communication with cognitive psychology can identify usability expectations in different contexts.

Season 1, Episode 3 | 50 min

Kirk St.Amant is a Professor and the Eunice C. Williamson Endowed Chair of Technical Communication at Louisiana Tech University, and he is also the Director of Louisiana Tech’s newly formed Center for Health and Medical Communication. His research focuses on the psychology of usability and applying cognitive models to understand audience expectations and user preferences in different settings.

In Room 42, he’ll be discussing prior work he has done in examining psychology, usability, and design and talk about a new approach he’s been working with, called “scalable usability,” in which he combines ideas from intercultural communication with concepts from cognitive psychology to identify usability expectations in different contexts.

Resources

Kirk St. Amant on LinkedIn

Kirk St. Amant's Publications

Kirk says to look closely at these:

Reflexes Reactions and Usability Examining How Prototypes of Place Can Enhance UXD Practices (PDF)

Of Scripts and Prototypes: A Two-part Approach to User Experience Design for International Contexts (PDF)

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