Title
Evaluating two aspects of direct manipulation in advanced cockpits
Abstract
Increasing use of automation in computer systems, such as advanced cockpits, presents special challenges in the design of user interfaces. The challenge is particularly difficult when automation is intermittent because the interface must support smooth transitions from automated to manual mode. A theory of direct manipulation predicts that this interface style will smooth the transition. Interfaces were designed to test the prediction and to evaluate two aspects of direct manipulation, semantic distance and engagement. Empirical results supported the theoretical prediction and also showed that direct engagement can have some adverse effects on another concurrent manual task. Generalizations of our results to other complex systems are presented.
Year
DOI
Venue
1992
10.1145/142750.142770
CHI
Keywords
Field
DocType
concurrent manual task,smooth transition,advanced cockpit,user interface,interface style,manual mode,adverse effect,theoretical prediction,direct engagement,direct manipulation,complex system,interface design
Semantic similarity,Complex system,Computer science,Generalization,Automation,Human–computer interaction,User interface,Interface design
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
0-89791-513-5
18
20.37
References 
Authors
1
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
James A. Ballas110033.64
Constance L. Heitmeyer2898151.71
perez quinones365187.57