Evaluation of the Effectiveness in Applying Cognitive Approach towards Selecting Multimedia Elements

As new technologies are developed, complex functions and various user tasks require that more design options and design disciplines are applied. Realizing the importance of these technologies, many design methods and guidelines have been developed and refined by testing in industry. These methods and guidelines cover analysis and specification on information requirements, mapping information requirements to media resources, scripting multimedia dialogues, and design for attention-directing effects. To improve the effectiveness of these methods and guidelines, a designer´s assistant toolset is required. Creation of such design techniques as hypermedia links and attention directing design effects needs to be supported by a design assistant that details and defines attention-directing guidelines for different types of media. The tool works from a specification of logical links between information components and design best practices. The tool suggests appropriate highlighting and emphasis effects for a design.