Dynamic reconfigurability for fast prototyping of user interfaces

Nowhere in software engineering is the need for fast prototyping more widely accepted than in the design of effective user interfaces to interactive systems. This paper reviews the rationale and methods for prototyping of interfaces, and argues the importance of dynamic reconfigurability in achieving fast convergence on a satisfactory solution. A prototype dialogue design system with this property is described, and the results of initial experience in its use are reported