Best Paper Award for the Human-Computer Interaction thematic area, in the context of HCI International 2016, 17 - 22 July 2016, Toronto, Canada

Certificate for Best Paper Award of the Human-Computer Interaction thematic area
conferred to

Antonio Opromolla, Valentina Volpi, Roberta Grimaldi (Link Campus University / ISIA Roma Design, Italy)
and Carlo Maria Medaglia (Link Campus University, Italy)

for the paper entitled

"City Usability: a Proposal for Evaluating the Perceived Usability of a City on the Basis of the Website Quality Models"

Presented in the context of
HCI International 2016
17 - 22 July 2016, Toronto, Canada

Paper Abstract
"The assumption at the basis of this work is that people are an essential part of the city and that its different elements are adapted to the desires of citizens who live in. In order to do that it is important to apply adequate methodologies and tools that help to identify the user needs and to design solutions with people. In this paper we propose to apply the concept of "usability", borrowed from the Human-Computer Interaction field, to the city environment in order to adopt a user perspective about the interaction with a specific territory. So, we identify the equivalences between the main features of the website quality models and those present at the city level, through a usability framework composed by a series of elements to consider for trying to create a human-centered city."

The full paper is available through SpringerLink, provided that you have proper access rights.