Research

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Cross cultural influences on User research in India___________________________

My diploma project at Hewlett Packard Labs was an investigation into the cross cultural influences on user research in India. It involved a detailed survey of the available literature on cross cultural usability. The Gesture based Keyboard (GKB) project formed the backdrop of my research, as part of which I interviewed / observed about 60 users in
Bangalore and Lucknow.

 

 

Input Systems for Indic Scripts__________________________________________

Sponsored by Hewlett Packard Labs, this project aimed at investigating methods and usability of data into computing devices using Indic scripts. A user centered approach was taken that included Analyze, Design, Prototype, Test as the four stages. As a classroom team, we researched and conceputalized text input / handwriting recognition assisted interactions specific to Devanagri script.