| Abstract [eng] |
Online communication and collaborations tools are Web 2.0 applications, which allows users’ interaction, content creation and sharing. In contrast to websites where users are limited to the passive viewing of information, these tools are dependent on content which is created by users. Online virtual worlds belongs to the group of online communication and collaborations tools and distinguishes by navigational system, user tasks and manners of interaction between users and objects. Traditional methodologies do not cover these specific aspects. Therefore this paper presents the thorough analysis of online communication and collaboration tools usability. On the basis of this analysis, there is a methodology created for evaluation online virtual world’s usability. Development of this methodology required the results of literature review analysis and performed users experience research. Described heuristic assessment was applied for chosen online virtual worlds, thus the relevance of methodology was reasoned not only by theoretical assumptions, but by results of practical research as well. |
