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Iterative methodology and designer training in human-computer interface design

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Gregg "Skip" BaileyAuthors Info & Claims

CHI '93: Proceedings of the INTERACT '93 and CHI '93 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Pages 198 - 205

https://doi.org/10.1145/169059.169163

Published: 01 May 1993 Publication History

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One of the most promising methods for user interface design is the iterative design methodology. To this point only case study support for this method has been given. There are still many unanswered questions about the effectiveness of this method.

One difficulty encountered in user interface design is knowing what set of knowledge and skill the designer must possess to ensure good user interface design. Many different people have designed user interfaces for computer systems. These people came from a variety of backgrounds and viewpoints. Two of the most common groups involved in user interface design are human factors specialists and programmers.

This study investigates these two issues. One factor in this study is the iterative design methodology. An empirical evaluation of this method was conducted. The strengths and weaknesses of this method are discussed. A second factor in this study is a comparison of human factors specialists and programmers in an actual user interface design task.

The results of this study indicate that iterative design methodology can improve the usability of a product. The amount of the improvement may be constrained by the original design. This study also supports the use of human factors specialists in user interface design. A significant difference between designs produced by human factors specialists and programmers was found.

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Index Terms

Iterative methodology and designer training in human-computer interface design
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. HCI design and evaluation methods
2. Software and its engineering
  1. Software creation and management
    1. Software development process management
      1. Software development methods
        Rapid application development
    2. Software development techniques
      1. Software prototyping

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CHI '93: Proceedings of the INTERACT '93 and CHI '93 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

May 1993

547 pages

ISBN:0897915755

DOI:10.1145/169059

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Bert Arnold
Delft Univ. of Technology, The Netherlands
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Gerrit van der Veer
Univ. of Twente and Vrije Univ., The Netherlands
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Ted White
Univ. of Twente and Univ. of Ultrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

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