The paper presents the exp-EIA© method applied to a Master of Science university architectural course at Politecnico di Milano for fostering human-centered and evidence-based urban design approach. method, coupling psychological perspectives, enables investigate people-environment relationship using Virtual/Augmented Reality technology assessment scales. adopts tool designed ad hoc collect data...

eXplainable AI (XAI) involves two intertwined but separate challenges: the development of techniques to extract explanations from black-box models, and way such are presented users, i.e., explanation user interface. Despite its importance, second aspect has received limited attention so far in literature. Effective interfaces fundamental for allowing human decision-makers take advantage oversee...

Studies of IT for development have often identiaed the importance of the usability of IT systems and the need for IT systems to be matched to the needs of host communities. These two issues are central concerns for the discipline of Human–Computer Interaction (HCI), or Interaction Design. Within HCI and Interaction Design, user-centered design is just one particular view on how design processes...

Despite rapid growth in the number of web sites, there is still a significant number of ergonomic problems which hinder web users. Many studies focus on analysing cognitive processes and difficulties experienced by web users, but very few are interested in web designers’ difficulties or in comparing their respective activities. Towards this end, the two experimental studies presented in this ar...