DocumentCode
276904
Title
Intelligent consumer products
Author
Thimbleby, Harold
Author_Institution
Stirling Univ., UK
fYear
1992
fDate
20-20 Jan. 1992
Firstpage
42401
Lastpage
42403
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Intelligent Consumer Products (Digest No: 1992/013), 1992 IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location
London, UK
Type
conf
Filename
167685
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