Background With an increasing number of products becoming digital,mobile,and networked,paying attention to the quality of interactions with such products is also becoming more relevant.Although the quality of such int...Background With an increasing number of products becoming digital,mobile,and networked,paying attention to the quality of interactions with such products is also becoming more relevant.Although the quality of such interactions has been addressed in several scientific studies,little attention has been paid to their implementation in real life and everyday contexts.Methods This paper describes the development of a novel office phone prototype,called YPhone,which demonstrates the application of a specific set of Generation Y interaction qualities(instantaneous,playful,collaborative,expressive,responsive,and flexible)in the context of office work.The working prototype supports office workers in experiencing new types of interactions.It was set out in practice through a series of evaluations.Results We found that the playful,expressive,responsive,and flexible qualities incur greater trust than the instantaneous and collaborative qualities.Such qualities can be grouped,although this may differ for different evaluated products,and researchers must be cautious about generalizations.Conclusions The overall evaluation was deemed positive,with some valuable suggestions provided regarding its user interactions and features.展开更多
This paper shows an environment which supports the development of multi-thread dialogue interactive systems.The environment includes several tools and run-time support programs for the design and implementation of the...This paper shows an environment which supports the development of multi-thread dialogue interactive systems.The environment includes several tools and run-time support programs for the design and implementation of the user interface of an interactive system.First,methods of user interface specifica- tion with Elementary Nets are discussed.Then,the syntax of a user interface specification language based on Elementary Nets and the pre-compiler for the language as well as a graphic editor for Elemen- tary Nets construction are described.Finally,an example is given to illustrate the design process of a user interface.展开更多
文摘Background With an increasing number of products becoming digital,mobile,and networked,paying attention to the quality of interactions with such products is also becoming more relevant.Although the quality of such interactions has been addressed in several scientific studies,little attention has been paid to their implementation in real life and everyday contexts.Methods This paper describes the development of a novel office phone prototype,called YPhone,which demonstrates the application of a specific set of Generation Y interaction qualities(instantaneous,playful,collaborative,expressive,responsive,and flexible)in the context of office work.The working prototype supports office workers in experiencing new types of interactions.It was set out in practice through a series of evaluations.Results We found that the playful,expressive,responsive,and flexible qualities incur greater trust than the instantaneous and collaborative qualities.Such qualities can be grouped,although this may differ for different evaluated products,and researchers must be cautious about generalizations.Conclusions The overall evaluation was deemed positive,with some valuable suggestions provided regarding its user interactions and features.
基金The project is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
文摘This paper shows an environment which supports the development of multi-thread dialogue interactive systems.The environment includes several tools and run-time support programs for the design and implementation of the user interface of an interactive system.First,methods of user interface specifica- tion with Elementary Nets are discussed.Then,the syntax of a user interface specification language based on Elementary Nets and the pre-compiler for the language as well as a graphic editor for Elemen- tary Nets construction are described.Finally,an example is given to illustrate the design process of a user interface.
