The Student Chapter Visits EA Headquarters!

by Katie E - President | 8th February 2011

In January, the SJSU HFES Student Chapter had the opportunity to visit the EA (Electronic Arts) headquarters in Redwood City for a campus tour and a peek into the usability department. We were able to visit all of their beautiful buildings (including the gym, daycare and basketball courts!) and get a hint of what it’s like to [...] Read More

Microsoft Usability Labs Tour Recap

by Peter N - Web Editor | 17th November 2009

Here are some notes of mine from the tour at the Microsoft usability labs in Mt. View last week. Just personal observations. Thanks to Christine, and Paula, Mark, and Noor, who made time to meet with us. – Seems eye trackers are common equipment at such labs these days. But seems they can also create [...] Read More

The student chapter makes it to the big stage

by Mike Lee | 12th November 2009

For World Usability Day, the SJSU student chapter took a field trip to Microsoft User Research Labs in Mountain View, CA to learn about how user research is conducted and got a tour of the labs.  The field trip was also mentioned on the National HFES website! http://www.hfes.org/web/WhatsNew.aspx?Id=189 Read More