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<br>Focus Section on
<br>*Future Directions of UX Studies: Enriching Experience Evaluation 
<br>through Diverse Perspectives*
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<br>to be published at the
<br>/*Interaction Design and Architecture(s) Journal (IxD&A)*/
<br>(ISSN 1826-9745, eISSN 2283-2998)
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<br>*Guest Editors:*
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<br>/• Anna-Katharina Frison, Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt (THI), Germany
<br>• Florian Lachner, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) München, Germany
<br>• Andreas Riener, Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt (THI), Germany
<br>• Ingrid Pettersson, Volvo Car Group, Sweden/
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<br>*Important dates:*
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<br>• Deadline: *April**30, 2018 *
<br>• Notification to the authors: June 10, 2018
<br>• Camera ready paper: June 30, 2018
<br>• Publication of the special issue: end of July, 2018
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<br>*Overview*
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<br>Existing research has already explored UX methods from different angles, 
<br>whereas a focus on how to combine suitable methods, i.e., triangulation 
<br>(also called mixed methods or multi-method approaches), is still 
<br>missing. However, deriving UX insights from multiple perspectives to get 
<br>a more holistic view on UX is one of the key areas to further improve UX 
<br>research.New ways and means to improve a product’s or service’s UX, such 
<br>as multi-touchpoint experiences or data-driven methods (e.g., machine 
<br>learning) make a holistic contemplation of the concept of UX and its 
<br>evaluation necessary. The establishment of mixed-method approaches and 
<br>theories can contribute to more reliable, holistic and well-motivated 
<br>understandings of the concept of UX. By this, unexpected results can be 
<br>disclosed as well as important and unforeseen research questions 
<br>generated. At the same time, such a strategy is able to provide answers 
<br>to those new questions.Even though a systematical investigation of 
<br>multi-method approaches in UX is still missing, researchers and 
<br>practitioners have developed their own best practices based on 
<br>experiences, reflection, theoretical background, or intuition. This 
<br>wide-spread knowledge needs to be brought together, that researchers and 
<br>practitioners can learn from each other. By this, basic challenges, 
<br>aims, and strategies in UX studies can be uncovered.The investigation of 
<br>UX design and evaluation from different perspectives will lead to a more 
<br>well-founded understanding and will bring the quality of UX research to 
<br>a next level.
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<br>*Topics of Interest*
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<br>In particular, we welcome contributions that not only describe a 
<br>particular study, but critically deal with the applied methods and 
<br>approaches– with focus on multi-method and triangulation strategies.
<br>Topics may include, but are not limited to:
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<br>• Motivations and outcomes of different UX research and evaluation 
<br>strategies.
<br>• Conclusions from multiple and different sources, such as qualitative 
<br>and quantitative or attitudinal and behavioral data.
<br>• Benefits of combining contrasting theories that exist in UX research.
<br>• Defining best practices and highlighting gaps in mixed method 
<br>approaches in the field of UX.
<br>• Reflection on existing work, visionary concepts of UX evaluation 
<br>including current challenges and opportunities.
<br>• Data-driven UX methods contrasting currently established UX approaches.
<br>• Holistic UX evaluation with various methods linking user experience 
<br>design, service design and brand experience.
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<br>Submission guidelines and procedure
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<br>All submissions (abstracts and later final manuscripts) must be original 
<br>and may not be under review by another publication.
<br>The manuscripts should be submitted either in .doc or in .rtf format.
<br>All papers will be blindly peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers.
<br>Authors are invited to submit 8-20 pages paper (including authors' 
<br>information, abstract, all tables, figures, references, etc.).
<br>The paper should be written according to the IxD&A authors' guidelines
<br>->http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=101&a=7 
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<br>"Future Directions of UX Studies: Enriching Experience Evaluation 
<br>through Diverse Perspectives")
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<br>More information on the submission procedure and on the characteristics
<br>of the paper format can be found on the website of the IxD&A Journal
<br>where information on the copyright policy and responsibility of authors,
<br>publication ethics and malpractice are published.
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<br>For scientific advice and queries, please contact any of the 
<br>guest-editors below and mark the subject as:
<br>/IxD&A special issue on: Future Directions of UX Studies: Enriching 
<br>Experience Evaluation through Diverse Perspectives/.
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<br>• anna-katharina [dot] frison [at] thi [dot] de
<br>• florian [dot] lachner [at] ifi [dot] lmu [dot] de
<br>• andreas [dot] riener [at] thi [dot] de
<br>• ingrid [dot] pettersson [at volvocars [dot] com
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