Group:
graphical user interface
Group:
types of user interfaces
Topic:
a single system image
Topic:
ease of learning
Topic:
ease of use
Topic:
direct engagement and theater in a user interface
Topic:
direct manipulation for a UserInterface
Topic:
man-machine symbiosis
Topic:
mental models, consistency, and interface metaphors
Topic:
software models of reality
Topic:
selecting command names for a user interface
Topic:
user-centered design
Topic:
user-centered operating system
Topic:
user interface design
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Subtopic: UI as reality 
| Quote: when everything is visible, the display becomes reality, the user model; actions understood by visual effects; can conduct experiments [»smitDC4_1982]
| | Quote: to create a computing system, define its virtuality--what it ought to be--and make that vision happen [»nelsTH_1987]
| | Quote: a system should be pleasant, even fun, to use; it should produce a sense of 'pleasurable engagement' [»normDA_1986]
| | Quote: the success of a system is entirely dependent on the success of its user interface [»singB12_1982]
| | Quote: the user's conceptual model is important because it changes the system's functionality [»smitDC4_1982]
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Subtopic: operating system == UI
| Quote: for many computer users, the operating system and the user interface are the same; so consistent interface by a virtual operating system [»hallDE9_1980]
| | Quote: BACO provides an interface between the user and the software modules of a system [»vanmJ1_1977]
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Subtopic: syntax == syntax
| Quote: users make no distinction between syntax and semantics; surprised that notational editor and English phrase editor were the same [»ledgH_1981]
| | Quote: for users, the editing power or function was the same as the command's appearance; syntax is semantics
| | Quote: computation and syntax are observer-relative; 0/1 depends on an interpretation [»searJR_1992]
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Subtopic: mental model == UI
| Quote: design a user interface by designing the user's mental model of the system [»moraTP10_1978]
| | Quote: a command language grammar describes a system as the user sees it; i.e., the user's mental model, the user interface [»moraTP10_1978]
| | Quote: the data model underlying an interactive system determines its 'look and feel' [»akscRM7_1988a]
| | Quote: design a user interface with standard, defined objects; the appearance and behavior of such objects should always be the same [»tognB_1992]
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Subtopic: problems with UI model
| Quote: Microsoft Office Assistant poorly rated for troubleshooting and for learning new applications [»schaH1_2001]
| Quote: the design of a user agent should be guided by its task and not its social dimension
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Related Topics
Group: graphical user interface (24 topics, 512 quotes)
Group: types of user interfaces (23 topics, 298 quotes)
Topic: a single system image (30 items)
Topic: ease of learning (38 items)
Topic: ease of use (47 items)
Topic: direct engagement and theater in a user interface (35 items)
Topic: direct manipulation for a UserInterface (56 items)
Topic: man-machine symbiosis (46 items)
Topic: mental models, consistency, and interface metaphors (49 items)
Topic: software models of reality (24 items)
Topic: selecting command names for a user interface (15 items)
Topic: user-centered design (65 items)
Topic: user-centered operating system (24 items)
Topic: user interface design
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