ACM Interactions

Authors:
Jonathan Arnowitz, Elizabeth Dykstra-Erickson

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It was a long day at the office. We usability-tested this column, and hilarity ensued—we hope it has the same effect on you. First, fold the page so that only the right-side column shows. Then fill in the blanks. Unfold the page, and read your choices into the story. A tip of the hat to Eric Bergman for the concept—we are [blank] to [blank] you!—<eic> My story begins with a product that helps users [1]. We gathered requirements by visiting the [2] and using [3] to capture our observations. The three most important tasks we discovered were [4], [5],…

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