Ecological Information Interface Design, System Usability, and User Experience

Abstract

This study focused on bird species in Taiwan, investigating the design and usability of an app for Taiwan's endemic bird species through simplified bird images, interactive framework, text icons, and user interface, along with heuristic evaluation and usability testing. The usability test results verified that the app system designed had a usability score of 74.773 with the level between "good" and "excellent"; and was rated "excellent" in dependency, stimulation, and novelty under user experience; was rated "good" in attractiveness and efficiency, and was rated "above average" in perspicuity. Furthermore, significant usability and user experience differences were observed in introducing bird information between the interface using narrative and text icons. When the same ecological information interactive framework is applied, the use of simplified bird images and text icons helps improve the system's usability, as well as the attractiveness, perspicuity, efficiency, dependability, stimulation, and novelty of the system in terms of user experience.