People and Computers XIII: Proceedings of Hci '98

ISBN-13: 9783540762614 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 342 str.

H. Johnson;L M Nigay; L. M. Nigay

Opis

These proceedings cover a range of human-computer interaction topics from the human and social sciences, computer science, technology, education and design. It also presents ways of using computer systems that exploit the emerging new technologies, including multimedia and multimodal systems.

Spis treści

Usable Software and Its Attributes: A Synthesis of Software Quality, European Community Law and Human—Computer Interaction.- Analysis of Problems Found in User Testing Using an Approximate Model of User Action.- Software Support for Usability Measurement: An Application to Systems Engineering Data Exchange Development.- The Persona Effect: How Substantial Is It?.- The Influence of Target Size, Distance and Direction on the Design of Selection Strategies.- A Study of Two Keyboard Aids to Accessibility.- Combining Goals and Functional Requirements in a Scenario-based Design Process.- Understanding a Task Model: An Experiment.- Analysing Requirements to Inform Design.- Generalizing Claims and Reuse of HCI Knowledge.- Detecting and Resolving Temporal Ambiguities in User Interface Specifications.- The Design of New Technology for Writing On-line Help.- Representation Matters: The Effect of 3D Objects and a Spatial Metaphor in a Graphical User Interface.- The Effect of Layout on Dispatch Planning and Decision Making.- Distortion-oriented Workspace Awareness in DOME.- Towards Principles for the Design and Evaluation of Multimedia Systems.- How Can Multimedia Designers Utilize Timbre?.- Using Earcons to Improve the Usability of a Graphics Package.- A New Concept Touch-Sensitive Display Enabling Vibro-Tactile Feedback.- Preliminary Investigations into the Use of Wearable Computers.- On the Problems of Validating DesktopVR.- Author Index.- Keyword Index.