RESUME
 

Human Computer Interaction
A pragmatic approach to interaction modeling is presented by which a designer can describe how the user gets tasks done with a newly developing system. The notation proposed allows an interaction designer to make explicit both how user actions cause visible or noticeable changes in the state of the machine and how the user is expected to use this feedback to generate the next action.
Answers the following questions:
  • Specifies the visible system state that leads the user to take some action.
  • Makes explicit the state of the goal stack at the start and end of the unit and the mental processes (recall, recognition, or affordance) required.
  • Can describe the intimate connection between goal, action, and the environment in user-machine interaction.
Provides the following benefits:
  • Demonstrate the completeness of Human Interaction scenario analysis
  • Models can be presented for some well-known problems in interaction design.
  • Ensures the target will accept or use site features or other elements.
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