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Albrecht Schmidt, Florian Alt, Ville Mäkelä
Evaluation in Human-Computer Interaction — Beyond Lab Studies
In CHI EA '21: Extended Abstracts of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Yokohama, Japan, May 8 - 13, 2021. ACM, New York, NY, USA. (bib)

Many research contributions in human-computer interaction are based on user studies in the lab. However, lab studies are not always possible, and they may come with significant challenges and limitations. In this course, we take a broader look at different approaches to doing research. We present a set of evaluation methods and research contributions that do not rely on user studies in labs. The discussion focuses on research approaches, data collection methods, and tools that can be conducted without direct interaction between the researchers and the participants.