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[41]Editors have highlighted the following + attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: + + fact-checked + + trusted source + + proofread + +We are wasting up to 20% of our time on computer problems, says study + + by [42]University of Copenhagen + computer Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain + + Even though our computers are now better than 15 years ago, they still + malfunction 11%–20% of the time, a new study from the University of + Copenhagen and Roskilde University concludes. The researchers behind + the study therefore find that there are major gains to be achieved for + society by rethinking the systems and involving users more in their + development. + + An endlessly rotating beach ball, a program that [43]crashes without + saving data or systems that require illogical procedures or simply do + not work: Unfortunately, struggling with computers is still a familiar + situation for most of us. Tearing your hair out over computers that do + not work remains very common among users, according to new Danish + research. + + In fact, so much that on average, we waste 11%–20% of our time in front + of our computers on systems that do not work or that are so difficult + to understand that we cannot perform the task we want to. And this is + far from being good enough, says Professor Kasper Hornbæk, one of the + researchers behind the study. + + "It's incredible that the figure is so high. However, most people + experience frustration when using computers and can tell a horror story + about an important PowerPoint presentation that was not saved or a + system that crashed at a critical moment. Everyone knows that it is + difficult to create IT systems that match people's needs, but the + figure should be much lower, and one thing that it shows is that + [44]ordinary people aren't involved enough when the systems are + developed," he says. + + Professor Morten Hertzum, the other researcher behind the study, + emphasizes that most frustrations are experienced in connection with + the performance of completely ordinary tasks. + + "The frustrations are not due to people using their computers for + something highly advanced, but because they experience problems in + their performance of everyday tasks. This makes it easier to involve + users in identifying problems. But it also means that problems that are + not identified and solved will probably frustrate a large number of + users," says Morten Hertzum. + +The problems are only too recognizable + + To examine this issue, the researchers have been assisted by 234 + participants who spend between six and eight hours in front of a + computer in their day-to-day work. + + During one hour, the researchers told them to report the situations in + which the computer would not work properly, or where the participants + were frustrated about not being able to perform the task they wanted. + + The problems most often experienced by the participants included: "the + system was slow," "the system froze temporarily," "the system crashed," + "it is difficult to find things." The participants had backgrounds such + as student, accountant, consultant, but several of them actually worked + in the IT industry. + + "A number of the participants in the survey were IT professionals, + while most of the other participants were highly competent IT and + computer users. Nevertheless, they encountered these problems, and it + turns out that this involves some fundamental functions," says Kasper + Hornbæk. + + The participants in the survey also responded that 84% of the episodes + had occurred before and that 87% of the episodes could happen again. + And, according to Kasper Hornbæk, we are having the same fundamental + problems today that we had 15–20 years ago. + + "The two biggest categories of problems are still about insufficient + performance and lack of user-friendliness," he says. + + Morten Hertzum adds, "Our technology can do more today, and it has also + become better, but at the same time, we expect more from it. Even + though downloads are faster now, they are often still experienced as + frustratingly slow. " + [INS: :INS] + +88% use a computer at work + + According to Statistics Denmark, 88% of Danes used computers, laptops, + smartphones, tablets or other mobile devices at work in 2018. In this + context, the new study indicates that a half to a whole day of a normal + working week may be wasted on computer problems. + + "There is a lot of productivity lost in workplaces throughout Denmark + because people are unable to perform their ordinary work because the + computer is not running as it should. It also causes a lot of + frustrations for the individual user," says Kasper Hornbæk. + + This means that there are major benefits to be gained for society if we + experienced fewer problems in front of our computers. According to + Kasper Hornbæk, the gains can, for example, be achieved if more + resources are invested in rethinking how faults are presented to us on + the computer. + + "Part of the solution may be to shield us from knowing that the + computer is working to solve a problem. In reality, there is no reason + why we need to look at an incomprehensible box with commands or a + frozen computer. The [45]computer could easily solve the problems + without displaying this, while it provided a back-up version of the + system for us, so that we could continue to work with our tasks + undisturbed," says Kasper Hornbæk. + + At the same time, IT developers should involve the users even more when + designing the systems to make them as easy to use—and understand—as + possible, because according to the researcher, there are no poor IT + users, only poor systems. + + "When we're all surrounded by IT systems that we're cursing, it's very + healthy to ascertain that it's probably not the [46]users that are the + problem, but those who make the systems. The study clearly shows that + there is still much room for improvement, and we therefore hope that it + can create more focus on making more user-friendly systems in the + future," concludes Kasper Hornbæk. + + More information: Morten Hertzum et al, Frustration: Still a Common + User Experience, ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (2023). + [47]DOI: 10.1145/3582432 + Provided by [48]University of Copenhagen + Citation: We are wasting up to 20% of our time on computer problems, + says study (2023, June 29) retrieved 3 July 2023 from + https://techxplore.com/news/2023-06-problems.html + This document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for + the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced + without the written permission. 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