• Do cultural differences affect usability?

  • Dec 16 2018
  • Length: 38 mins
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Do cultural differences affect usability?

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  • Cultures differ around the world - does that mean user interfaces should differ too? We talk about how companies have failed to reach international audiences & some funny cultural blunders!

    Other things we talk about:

    • Right-to-left language translation
    • Ebay’s inconsistent user interface
    • Bad product name translation fails
    • Using chip & pin and contactless payments in America
    • Andy reviews the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H9i, & the Sony WH-1000XM3
    • Physical shops are failing at the single advantage they have over online shops

    Articles we mentioned: International Usability Testing - https://www.nngroup.com/articles/international-usability-testing/

    Products we talked about:

    • Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H9i Noise cancelling headphones https://amzn.to/2QX6EJN
    • Sony WH-1000XM3 Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones https://amzn.to/2Qx21H0
    • Bose QuietComfort 35 (Series II) Wireless Headphones https://amzn.to/2PE1IVL
    The Unusable podcast is presented by Andrew Waite & David Ball, who discuss the importance of user experience (UX) in technology & the world around us, & talk about great design that just works - or moan about it when it doesn't. Here's the link to the episode: https://podcast.theunusable.com/podcasts/007-cultural-differences.mp3 Music is by [Gold5472](https://gold5472.newgrounds.com/)
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