عنوان

The semiotic engineering of human-computer interaction /

(Number (ISBN

0262271362

(Number (ISBN

1423729935

(Number (ISBN

9780262271363

(Number (ISBN

9781423729938

Number

b733932

Title Proper

The semiotic engineering of human-computer interaction /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Clarisse Sieckenius de Souza.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Cambridge, Mass. :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

MIT Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2005.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xxi, 283 pages) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations.

Series Title

Acting with technology

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-272) and indexes.

Text of Note

1. Introduction -- 2. Fundamental concepts in semiotics -- 3. Semiotic engineering -- 4. Communicability and the designer's deputy discourse -- 5. The semiotic engineering of customizable and extensible applications -- 6. The semiotic engineering of multi-user computer applications -- 7. Reflection.

0

Text of Note

A theory of HCI that uses concepts from semiotics and computer science to focus on the communication between designers and users during interaction.In The Semiotic Engineering of Human-Computer Interaction, Clarisse Sieckenius de Souza proposes an account of HCI that draws on concepts from semiotics and computer science to investigate the relationship between user and designer. Semiotics is the study of signs, and the essence of semiotic engineering is the communication between designers and users at interaction time; designers must somehow be present in the interface to tell users how to use the signs that make up a system or program. This approach, which builds on--but goes further than--the currently dominant user-centered approach, allows designers to communicate their overall vision and therefore helps users understand designs--rather than simply which icon to click.According to de Souza's account, both designers and users are interlocutors in an overall communication process that takes place through an interface of words, graphics, and behavior. Designers must tell users what they mean by the artifact they have created, and users must understand and respond to what they are being told. By coupling semiotic theory and engineering, de Souza's approach to HCI design encompasses the principles, the materials, the processes, and the possibilities for producing meaningful interactive computer system discourse and achieves a broader perspective than cognitive, ethnographic, or ergonomic approaches.De Souza begins with a theoretical overview and detailed exposition of the semiotic engineering account of HCI. She then shows how this approach can be applied specifically to HCI evaluation and design of online help systems, customization and end-user programming, and multiuser applications. Finally, she reflects on the potential and opportunities for research in semiotic engineering.

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

MIT Press

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

MIT Press

Stock Number

6175

Stock Number

9780262271363

Title

Semiotic engineering of human-computer interaction.

International Standard Book Number

0262042207

Human-computer interaction.

Semiotics.

Interaction homme-machine (Informatique)

Sémiotique.

COMPUTERS-- Interactive & Multimedia.

COMPUTERS-- Social Aspects-- Human-Computer Interaction.

Human-computer interaction.

Human-computer interaction.

Interaction homme-machine (Informatique)

Interface homem-computador.

Interface homem-computador.

Semiotics.

Semiotics.

Sémiotique.

COM-- 034000

COM-- 079010

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Class number

System Code

De Souza, Clarisse Sieckenius.

Date of Transaction

20201216051847.0

Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))

pn

Electronic name

[Book]

Y