Title :
Intelligent consumer products
Author :
Thimbleby, Harold
Author_Institution :
Stirling Univ., UK
Abstract :
Badly designed interactive systems can handicap users, who are usually blamed by manufacturers for their own difficulties. (´Users should read the manual first´, they say). This attitude not only hinders users but turns attention from the engineering design of interfaces to the psychology of usability. The author argues, with examples, that there is ample scope for the improvement of interfaces through better engineering.<>
Keywords :
artificial intelligence; design engineering; domestic appliances; human factors; interactive systems; psychology; user interfaces; engineering design; intelligent consumer products; interactive systems; psychology; usability; user interfaces; user manuals; Artificial intelligence; Design methodology; Home appliances; Human factors; Interactive systems; Psychology; User interfaces;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Consumer Products (Digest No: 1992/013), 1992 IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London, UK
