LUSAGE: Usability laboratory for elderly people

M. Pino*, V. Faucounau*, Y-H. Wu*, M. Boulay*, M. Riguet*, M. de Sant’Anna*, H. Lenoir*, M-L. Seux*, L.
Hugonot*, G. Orvoen*, F. Labourée*, F. Moulin*, I. Cantegreil*, E. Wenisch*, J. de Rotrou*, A-S. Rigaud*.
* Broca Hospital, APHP, Paris.

Usability testing is a way of

The gerontechnology ensuring that technological
devices are adapted to the
team in Broca Hospital
end-users and of
set up a usability
guaranteeing there are no
laboratory (LUSAGE) potential negative
centred on elderly outcomes that could result
users with cognitive from their use.
impairment, mostly
people suffering from This procedure usually
involves observing how
Alzheimer’s Disease
users interact with
(AD) and related
prototypes or final
disorders. products under controlled
conditions.

Video games
Utilisateu rs

One way mirror

Observateurs

Viewing room Testing room

LUSAGE laboratory consists of a testing and a

viewing room equipped with computers,
recording material and software, allowing
unobtrusive observation, coding and analysis of
the user’s behaviour.

USER TESTS
We perform user tests for a variety of products and
interfaces in order to propose products tailored to
the needs of elderly people suffering from cognitive
impairment.
During a testing session, quantitative and
qualitative data can be collected: objective
performance measures (e.g., time to complete a
task, number of user errors, help requests) and
subjective measures (e.g., user’s satisfaction,
comments and attitudes).

Gerontechnology team, Broca Hospital

Paris, France