Name
Title | ||
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Providing proper affordances when transferring source metaphors from information appliances to a 3G mobile multipurpose handset |
Abstract | ||
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The idea of merging different information appliances, each tailored to fit a specific task, into a multipurpose 3G mobile handset has become an interesting research area. This paper describes what considerations must be met from an efficiency point of view when designing a multipurpose handset concept including, e.g., camera functionality. The lessons learned when trading well-known previously acquired source metaphors for the “computer metaphor” was investigated in a small usability evaluation with 14 users, evaluating a multipurpose prototype. High task accuracy (effectiveness) was obtained (72% pass), but the efficiency with which the tasks were performed compared to using dedicated information appliances was low. Leaving out well-known affordances effectively prevented transfer of previously acquired source metaphors, which resulted in lack of feedback, inconsistency and errors. In order to validate usability, a combination of both objective and subjective metrics has to be used. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
|---|---|---|
2003 | 10.1007/s00779-003-0252-9 | Personal and Ubiquitous Computing |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
affordances,information appliance | Computer science,Usability,Human–computer interaction,Handset,Merge (version control),Multimedia,Affordance,Metaphor,Information appliance | Journal |
Volume | Issue | ISSN |
7 | 6 | 1617-4909 |
Citations | PageRank | References |
3 | 0.40 | 1 |
Authors | ||
3 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mikael Goldstein | 1 | 3 | 0.40 |
| Marcus Nyberg | 2 | 28 | 3.73 |
| Mikael Anneroth | 3 | 13 | 3.95 |