A framework for engineering metaphor at the user interface
Journal Article
Alty, J., Knott, R., Anderson, B., & Smyth, M. (2000)
A framework for engineering metaphor at the user interface. Interacting with Computers, 13(2), (301-322). ISSN 0953-5438
Interface metaphors facilitate the learning of new computer systems by supporting the transformation of existing knowledge in order to improve the comprehension of novel situa...
TOUCH: Creating interactional artefacts in a physical world
Journal Article
Smyth, M. (1999)
TOUCH: Creating interactional artefacts in a physical world. Interfaces / the British HCI Group newsletter. , 17. ISSN 1351-119X
The maxim states that seeing is believing but that it is touch that determines reality. Instinctively we
reach out to touch those objects that attract or perplex. Touch convey...
Assessing the Relative Importance of an E-learning system Usability Design Characteristics Based on Students' Preferences
Journal Article
Rutter, M. J., Smith, S., & Alshehri, A. (2019)
Assessing the Relative Importance of an E-learning system Usability Design Characteristics Based on Students' Preferences. European Journal of Educational Research, 8(3), 839-855. https://doi.org/10.12973/eu-jer.8.3.839
This study considers the interaction between an e-learning system, the Blackboard system, and the students who use it in Saudi Arabia. While previous work exists, there is lim...
An investigation of using music to provide navigation cues.
Journal Article
LePlâtre, G. & Brewster, S. A. (1997)
An investigation of using music to provide navigation cues. Proceedings of the 1998 international conference on Auditory Display(ICAD '98). , 19
This paper describes an experiment that investigates new principles for representing hierarchical menus such
as telephone-based interface menus, with non-speech audio. A hiera...