@inproceedings{10d657a146f440cea019ff046a18b411,
title = "Situated evaluation for cooperative systems",
abstract = "This paper discusses an evaluation of the MEAD prototype, a multi-user interface generator tool particularly for use in the context of Air Traf%c Control (ATC). The procedures we adopted took the form of opportunistic and informal evaluation sessions with small user groups, including Air Traffic Controllers (ATCOS). We argue that informal procedures are a powerful and cost effective method for dealing with specific evaluation issues in the context of CSCW but that wider issues are more problematic. Most notably, identifying the {"}validity{"} or otherwise of CSCW systems requires that the context of use be taken seriously, necessitating a fundamental re-appraisal of the concept of evaluation.",
keywords = "Air trafilc control, Ethnographic observation, Evaluation, Multi-user interface design, Rapid prototyping",
author = "Twidale, {Michael Bernard} and David Randall and Richard Bentley",
year = "1994",
month = oct,
day = "22",
doi = "10.1145/192844.193066",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Proceedings of the 1994 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, CSCW 1994",
publisher = "Association for Computing Machinery",
pages = "441--452",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 1994 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, CSCW 1994",
address = "United States",
note = "1994 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, CSCW 1994 ; Conference date: 22-10-1994 Through 26-10-1994",
}