Output events for human-system interaction modeling

In this paper, a new approach to define output actions associated with output event types for human-system interaction modeling is presented. In previous works, output events are used to affect a signal in a basic way: increment, decrement or set its value in the next time instant. This work proposes a set of new types of events to define different dependencies and behaviors for output signals. These events affect the associated signal with a specific behavior, which can be defined using specific characteristics including a function, a time window, and/or a final value. The concepts of delayed output events and zoomed output event are already proposed. Delayed events postpone the event contribution in a specific number of steps. Zoomed events change the number of steps between each contribution, allowing expanding and contracting the associated behavior. These concepts can be applied to previous types of events. Finally, the proposals are discussed, presenting some examples of usage for each type of events.