Implications for designing the user experience of DVD menus

DVD menus often miss out on usability and are complex and difficult to navigate through. One of the main problems is the lack of design standards. By conducting an expert walkthrough we identified typical usability issues of DVD menus and verified them with usability testing and a user survey. Our research goal is to develop a set of specific solutions for designing usable DVD menus to improve the overall user experience. As a first step towards this goal we present an initial set of usability issues that are specifically relevant for DVD menu design. Author Keywords DVD; DVD menu; user experience; usability; user testing ACM Classification Keywords H5.2. [Information interfaces and presentation]: User Interfaces - Screen design; Standardization

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2005
• Where: CHI
• Authors: Thomas Költringer, Martin Tomitsch, Karin Kappel, Daniel Kalbeck, Thomas Grechenig
• Keywords: CHI 2005, DVD Menu Design, Human Computer Interaction, Typical Usability Issues, Usable Dvd Menus