speak to the need for improvement in our media. Usable entertainment systems will make the experience less tiring and frustrating... History World Usability Day is held annually on the second Thursday of November. Details on past events can be found on the World Usability Day official website. 2005 36 hours of content in 115 events around the world Events in 35 countries Approximately 8,000 people attended events worldwide World Usability Day was started in November 2005 so we could change the world. Each of us can make a difference, whether we are developers or consumers, our actions shape our world. A humanistic approach to technology development can help to steer us in a positive direction. User centered design and development puts people first. When products and services are developed to enhance our lives, help us do our work more efficiently, and add enjoyment, everyone can benefit. 2006 Day: 14 November 2006 Theme: Accessibility and "Making life easy" Events in 39 countries More than 40,000 participants The largest percentage of participants were professionals involved in usability, design, engineering, technology, research, product development, government, and marketing. However, there was strong outreach to general consumers and youth as well. The range of events addressed issues in healthcare, education, communications, government, and more. From the U.S. Census Bureau to voting machine technology, to accessibility regulations, and implementation worldwide, the concept of “Making life easy” was fully integrated into presentations. Additionally, World Usability Day New England 2006 focused on universal usability to enhance learning, effectiveness, and understanding for people of all abilities. 2007 Day: 8 November 2007 Theme: Healthcare Events in 41 countries 10,000 volunteers Approximately 40,000 participants Good usability in healthcare can mean the difference between life and death. Whether it’s new medical devices or technologies; drug research, approval, or delivery; patient forms or medical record sharing; emergency disaster planning; increasing the functionality of hospitals; or everyday healthcare delivery, everyone is affected by usability in healthcare. 2008 Theme: Transportation Events in 43 countries Approximately 50,000 participants Transportation means moving products and people in its broadest sense. Usability in transportation speaks to the interaction of people and the vehicles, the challenges and issues infrastructure and modes for moving around in our environment. We spend time repeatedly, everyday getting our things and ourselves from point A to point B. It varies by day, by location, by time and by need and requires us to utilize many