EVALUATION OF DIGITAL PLATFORMS IN TURKEY IN TERMS OF USABILITY

Abstract

In this study, 3 existing digital TV platforms in Turkey are selected and their usability is analyzed. These different Digital TV platforms are compared in terms of their usability criteria. In this context, fourteen decision makers evaluate three different  Digital TV platforms. The usability criteria used in Digital TV platforms evaluation is created one categorie: performance expectations. The best alternative is determined with a multi-criteria decision making method which is Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP).

Keywords

• Usability,Usability Methods

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