Usability Evaluation of A Virtual Museum Environment: A Case Study in Terengganu State Museum, Malaysia
Usability Evaluation of A Virtual Museum Environment: A Case Study in Terengganu State Museum, Malaysia
Usability Evaluation of A Virtual Museum Environment: A Case Study in Terengganu State Museum, Malaysia
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This paper conducted the usability evaluation of Virtual Museum Environment (VME) for Terengganu State Museum. The
model that has been applied in this research was based on User-Centered Design (UCD) involving many users in every stage.
User testing was performed online using questionnaire with a total of 52 respondents. The usability evaluation measured
three factors that include navigation, manipulation and system control. Three usability elements tested in this study were:
ease of use, efficiency and users’ satisfaction. Overall, the mean score obtained for each element that is over the scale of 4.00
indicates high usability of the VME prototype.
Keywords: Virtual Environment, Usability evaluation, User Centered Design, Virtual Museum .
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crucial part to acquire the exact requirements for the Terengganu of which take into consideration the user
development of the prototype. Usability is an important interactions. The two phases involved are:
aspect to ensure that the VME prototype can be fully
utilized by the users9. Thus, an evaluation towards VME a) Implementation of user
has been conducted to identify the usability level. b) Data collection
The structure of this paper is as follows: Section
1 gives a brief background of the study. Section 2
highlights the methodology used in the study. Results USER
and findings of the study were elaborated in Section 3 IMPLEMENTATION
followed by the conclusions in Section 4.
Online Invitation
2. USABILITY EVALUATION METHOD
the questionnaire by selecting a scale of 1 to 5, which when the result exceed 0.704,12. Table 4 shows the
has been declared. Cronbach’sAlpha reliability test for the questionnaire’s
items in VME prototype usability study. The results
3) Submission were analyzed using SPSS where the mean score
Respondents only need to click on the submit obtained was used to measure the level of each
button. independent variable of the test.
B. Data Collection via Questionnaire Table.4. Cronbach Alpha reliability test results of the
questionnaire in VME prototype usability study
52 respondents participated in this study that Questionnaires Part Alpha
consists of novice and expert level users. They were Cronbach Value
given a certain period of time to surf the VME. Easy to use factor 0.860
Respondents were free to undertake the task of search
Efficiency factor 0.702
and navigation of bibliographic information according to
their needs. Satisfaction factor 0.725
For this study, scale based has been chosen as the
evaluation approach due to establishments of this type of B. Results of the Usability Evaluation of VME
questionnaires in evaluating usability aspects. Likert
scale with the range from 1 to 5 was adapted in the Results of the usability evaluation of VME
questions. According to Nielson (1993), criteria for the prototype is shown in Table 5. Mean scores for the easy
subject to be measured must show the average value of to use, efficiency and satisfaction were 4.08, 4.27 and
at least 4 on a Likert scale of 1 to 511. This means at least 4.12 respectively. The results indicate that the mean
50% of users chose a scale of four or five and not more score of VME prototypes usability were over the scale
than 5% who chose a scale of one. of four. This is aligned with Nielson (1993)that the
Questionnaire was used to collect data from criteria for the subject to be measured must show the
respondents regarding the usability of the VME average value of at least 4 on a Likert scale of 1 to 511.
prototype. The questionnaire was constructed using Based on the Table 5, the difference in mean scores
google doc and consists of two parts, demographic for each of the three factors of usability in VME
information of the users and usability prototype. prototypes can be compared. Since the mean score is
Demography Division consists of 5 questions that above the scale of four, it is also proven that usability
include age, occupation, level of education, experience level of VME prototypes is high. The next part will
and frequency of computer use on the Internet. The discuss the result for each usability factors in detail.
second part comprises 30 questions that cover the
usability factors. Table.5. VME Prototype Usability Scores
A pilot study was conducted to test the reliability of USABILITY OF VME PROTOTYPE
the instrument, which was built on the three dependent
variables consist of the ease of use, efficiency and Easy
Efficiency Satisfaction
satisfaction. A pilot study can help researchers detect to use
Min Min Min
problems that may arise before the item actual survey ITEM
Score
ITEM
Score
ITEM
Score
conducted. A pilot study was conducted with 52 Q1 4.35 Q11 4.29 Q21 4.00
respondents to determine the reliability of the instrument Q2 4.04 Q12 4.12 Q22 4.12
based on the Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient.
Q3 4.02 Q13 4.23 Q23 4.17
Q4 4.02 Q14 4.17 Q24 4.04
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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