Topic – Interface Metaphors and Conceptual Models
Objectives
- Define and describe how metaphors are used in design
- Verbal metaphor
- Virtual metaphor
- Composite metaphor
- Define and provide examples of Conceptual Models
- Design model
- User’s model
- System image
Summary
This lecture is focused on the user gaining the concept of a metaphor and how metaphors can be used to create usable interfaces. In addition the student will need to know the difference between various conceptual models.
Interface metaphors and conceptual models.pptx
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Reference Materials
All I need to understand it is a good metaphor! Here is a good article about metaphors for software development – http://blog.xebia.com/metaphors-in-software-development/
This article “How 3D Interaction Metaphors Affect User Experience in Collaborative Virtual Environment” is included to show research in interface design – https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ahci/2011/172318/
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