In the fall of 1998 we added a total of eight more labs on campus and a second focus group room. For our local studies, we recruit people from the Puget Sound area to spend a few hours at our corporate campus working with products that we are developing. Since we are researching software, not people, we are interested in all levels of computer experience ranging from non-users to experts. We also conduct on-site visits with individuals throughout the United States. Thus, we recruit a variety of people in businesses and homes across the nation to participate in our National Research Program .
Participants receive a gift as a token of our appreciation.
It sounds like fun to be a participant. If you are interested in participating in a product evaluation or national site visit, fill out our on-line questionnaire and we will add you to our participant database. Once your information is entered in our proprietary database, we will contact you when we have a study in your area that matches your individual profile. The information collected in this database is strictly confidential and will not be sold, distributed or otherwise publicized outside of the Usability Research Group. 2000 Microsoft Corporation.