数字界面漫游:应用程序研究方法创新

Digital Interface Walkthrough:Innovating Research Methods for Studying Apps

移动应用程序的兴起,给传播学研究带来了极大的方法挑战。本文立足数字媒介实践的最新发展,提出“数字界面漫游”方法,并通过对上海“一网通办”移动政务应用和特斯拉车机程序这两个案例的分析,展示该方法的使用成效。数字界面漫游方法,把对移动界面的分析从“二维”的符号表征拓展至“多维”的软件运作,通过识别界面中介调节系统交转的模式,揭示数字媒介的力量和作用机制,为数字时代传播学研究方法转型提供了新的思路。

The rise of mobile applications has presented significant methodological challenges for communication studies.Grounded in the latest developments in digital media practice,this paper introduces the method of"digital interface walkthrough"and demonstrates its application through case studies of the"Yi Wang Tong Ban"mobile government service app and Tesla's in-car software.The digital interface walkthrough expands the analysis of mobile interfaces beyond two-dimensional symbolic representations to encompass the multidimensional operation of software.By identifying patterns of system interaction mediated through interfaces,it reveals the power and operational mechanisms of digital media.This approach aims to offer new perspectives for transforming research methods in communication studies amidst the digital age.