On the rationale of interface semiotics for multi-user applications

Author

Prates, Raquel Oliveira ; De Souza, Clarisse Sieckenius

Author_Institution

Dept. de Inf., PUC, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

fYear

1998

fDate

14-17 Sep 1998

Firstpage

759

Lastpage

764

Abstract

The design of multi-user interfaces poses additional problems in terms of communicative systems, since not only must users interact with software, but also among themselves. This paper presents a semiotically motivated proposal for an interactive language design model that supports explanations about design rationale and augments the “teachability” of computer supported collaborative work applications

Keywords

grammars; groupware; interactive systems; knowledge based systems; user interface management systems; computer supported collaborative work; design rationale; groupware; human computer interface; interactive language; interface grammar; interface semiotics; knowledge based system; multiple user interfaces; Collaborative software; Collaborative work; Computer industry; Design engineering; Guidelines; Human computer interaction; Libraries; Proposals; Protocols; Software design;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Intelligent Control (ISIC), 1998. Held jointly with IEEE International Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Robotics and Automation (CIRA), Intelligent Systems and Semiotics (ISAS), Proceedings

Conference_Location

Gaithersburg, MD

ISSN

2158-9860

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4423-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISIC.1998.713815

Filename

713815