"Applying the Norman 1986 User-centered Model to Post-WIMP UIs: Theoret" by G. Michael Poor, Samuel D. Jaffee et al.
 

Abstract

In recent decades, "post-WIMP" interactions have revolutionized user interfaces (UIs) and led to improved user experiences. However, accounts of post-WIMP UIs typically do not provide theoretical explanations of why these UIs lead to superior performance. In this article, we use Norman's 1986 model of interaction to describe how post-WIMP UIs enhance users' mental representations of UI and task. In addition, we present an empirical study of three UIs; in the study, participants completed a standard three-dimensional object manipulation task. We found that the post-WIMP UI condition led to enhancements of mental representation of UI and task. We conclude that the Norman model is a good theoretical framework to study post-WIMP UIs. In addition, by studying post-WIMP UIs in the context of the Norman model, we conclude that mental representation of task may be influenced by the interaction itself; this supposition is an extension of the original Norman model.

Department(s)

Psychological Science

Comments

Bowling Green State University, Grant None

Keywords and Phrases

Direct manipulation interaction; Post-WIMP interaction; Reality-based interaction

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1557-7325; 1073-0516

Document Type

Article - Journal

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text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2024 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Oct 2016

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