Research Article

An Experiment to Discover Usability Guidelines for Designing Mobile Tourist Apps

Table 1

Tasks performed by experts during the heuristic evaluation.

T1Try to show a list of Points of Interest (POIs). Please note that the POIs can be showed in a list or on a map.

T2Try to show the information of a POI.
T3Try to change the language of the app (e.g., into English or Spanish).
T4Try to show a map of the city.
T5aTry to download the content for further viewing offline.
T5bTry to enable the offline mode, if available.
T6Try to show the current location of the user.