[IxDA Discuss] about this list (not in FAQ)

[Joannes Vandermeulen]

hello Simon, this is an answer from Belgium.

- In European academia and industry, HCI/UCD/UX is less a separate
discipline and often considered as part of the skillset that a
functional analyst or even a developer should possess. Agile approaches
to development are taking us there anyway, aren't they?

- One could argue that, in view of smaller user groups (Europe is not
yet a single market, certainly not language-wise), the ROI of usability
is harder to demonstrate.

- You may find a different situation in the U.K. So the strong
Anglosaxon origin of our discipline may play a role.

- HCI-related jobs may be hidden behind local words, such as the French
'infographiste', i.e. multimedia IA with graphic design. What would our
job be called in German? Something including 'Benutzerschnittstelle'
(user interface)?

Joannes


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Why are there so many job offerings in the USA (a lot of them for senior
interaction designers). I haven't yet seen one in the neighbourhood of
Germany or Belgium, or The Netherlands. I know there are some Dutch
people on this list, so can someone explain me why this is the case? Is
our profession more mature there, is it just a bigger population or is
it just me ;-)
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