Neison,s Heuristic Examples

Neilson's 10 Heuristics Application Examples . Examples That represent bad Heuristic Applications and Good Heuristic Applications.
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1. Neilson’s Heuristic Interface Examples Presentation By Muhammad Hassaan Subject: Human computer interaction Lecturer: Sir Mehmood Ashraf

2. 1.Visibility of System Status Good Example :RACE THE TRAFFIC(Android Game) Progress bar showing that system is in loading state.

3. 1.Visibility of System Status Bad Example : GOOGLE PLAY STORE (Android) When you have slow internet and you open google play store then this blank screen appears and you don’t know when play store will open.

4. 2.Match Between System and REAL WORLD Good Example :FACEBOOK(Android Application) The Live icon look like a video camera, The Photo icon look like a traditional photo camera, and Like icon look like the common like gesture.

5. 2.Match Between System and REAL WORLD Bad Example :ZAPYA(Android Application) No suitable icons in Horizontal navigation bar. There must be icons for App, Gallery and Video.

6. 3.User Control and Freedom Good Example :GMAIL UNDO ACTION The above gmail flash message giving the freedom to user to undo delete action if he/she clicked on delete accidently.

7. 3.User Control and Freedom Bad Example :TYPING MASTER 10 (Typing Test) If user took the typing test in typing tutor 10 and accidently click on next button. Then user can not undo it. Typing tutor will directly show the typing results.

8. 4.CONSISTENCY AND STANDARD Good Example: FACEBOOK FOLLOWED BY LINKEDIN Facebook introduced efficient way to Like a post, Comment on Post and also share a post and this way become a standard. So Sites like Linkedin followed the standard.

9. 4.CONSISTENCY AND STANDARD Bad Example: GOOGLE PLUS “LIKE” BUTTON Instead of following the standard way Google plus introduced it’s own like option “+1”. Which do not match with real world and some user have difficulty to understand what will be added after we click on “+1”. On the other hand “Like” option or icon is more understandable.

10. 5 .Error Prevention Good Example: GMAIL SIGN UP PAGE Instead of checking errors when user click on “submit” button. Gmail prevent the error by helping user to achieve valid password length.

11. 5 .Error Prevention Bad Example: TWITTER SIGN UP On twitter main page there are some fields for sign up. At main page there is no guide for user that password length must be of at least 6 characters. But after clicking on “Sign up” it checks the password field for errors.

12. 6.Recognition Rather Than Recall Good Example: GOOGLE SEARCH Google search change the color of links that user already opened before. User don’t need to recall or stare at links if user want to open link again.

13. 6.Recognition Rather Than Recall Bad Example: Delta Search User have to recall the link he has opened before. No recognition facility.

14. 7.Flexibility and Efficiency of Use Good Example: GOOGLE IMAGE SEARCH Google gives the facility of various filters on search to find best results for user.

15. 7.Flexibility and Efficiency of Use Bad Example: TURBO C ++ 3.7.8.9 Difficult to copy the lines of code in turbo c++.

16. 8.Aesthetic and Minimalist Design Good Example: TRAFFIC RIDER (Android Game) Traffic Rider moto racing game have minimum options with maximum usage and aesthetic design as well.

17. 8.Aesthetic and Minimalist Design Bad Example: ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 7.0 Cluster of controls, Confusing the user, User has to stare and focus deeply to perform required action.

18. 9.H elp users recognize , diagnose and recover from errors Good Example: GMAIL SIGN UP PAGE Gmail provide help for user to choose valid password and avoid errors.

19. 9.H elp users recognize , diagnose and recover from errors Bad Example: TWITTER SIGN UP No help for user to choose valid password and prevent error

20. 10.Help and Documentation Good Example: ANDROID SATUDIO The “Tips” window in android studio. Providing help for user to use the software.

21. 10.Help and Documentation Bad Example: TURBO C++ 3.7.8.9 No help for user, no tips window for user in turbo c++ . Turbo c++ just display the blank screen with blue background and user need to learn using turbo by itself.