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Whiteside, J. (Panel member), "The role of laboratory experiments in HCI: Help, hindrance, or ho-hum? (Panel) ", CHI'89 Proceedings, ACM, pp. 267, May 1989. Google

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267 ;;Quote: usability experiments often fail to identify crucial problems with how a product is actually used
267+;;Quote: in too many cases the usability experiment worked but the product didn't
267 ;;Quote: usability labs create a distorting, artificial environment; no motivation, wrong social and work contexts, different temporal requirements
267 ;;Quote: DEC uses contextual or action research--action under uncertainty is the norm, can't postpone judgments, real situations

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