The Laboratory for Usability Testing and Evaluation (LUTE) was founded in 1990 as a self-supporting research facility within the Department of Technical Communcation at the University of Washington. LUTE is an interdisciplinary facility funded by the UW Student Technology Fee and by research projects funded by companies and organizations. LUTE also supports research projects led by UW faculty and students, and LUTE provides training facilities for graduate and undergraduate students who are studying usability engeering and user interface design.

LUTE is committed to:

• Building the scientific infrastructure for the field of usability engineering.
• Supporting usability and user-centered design education at the University of Washington and in the Seattle-Metro area.
• Working with corporate partners to advance usability and user-centered design and evaluation methods.

Be sure to check the following links about the LUTE lab:

• About LUTE, inculding the mission, history, hardware & software, and floor plan
• People in LUTE
• Publications from LUTE research
• Using LUTE, which is geared toward students registered in TC 517, "Usability Testing" graduate course.