Semiotic Engineering Methods for Scientific Research in HCI

Language: English

Published by Springer, Springer Mär 2009, 2009

3031010574 / 9783031010576

  • Softcover
  • New
See all details

Seller: buchversandmimpf2000, Emtmannsberg, BAYE, Germanybuchversandmimpf2000

5-star seller

AbeBooks seller since January 23, 2017

Softcover

Condition: New

£ 26.10

£ 50.77 shipping 
Ships from Germany to U.S.A.

Quantity: 1 available

Add to basket
Free 30-day returns

Item description from seller

This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Semiotic engineering was originally proposed as a semiotic approach to designing user interface languages. Over the years, with research done at the Department of Informatics of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, it evolved into a semiotic theory of human-computer interaction (HCI). It views HCI as computer-mediated communication between designers and users at interaction time. The system speaks for its designers in various types of conversations specified at design time. These conversations communicate the designers' understanding of who the users are, what they know the users want or need to do, in which preferred ways, and why. The designers' message to users includes even the interactive language in which users will have to communicate back with the system in order to achieve their specific goals. Hence, the process is, in fact, one of communication about communication, or metacommunication. Semiotic engineering has two methods to evaluate the quality of metacommunication in HCI: the semiotic inspection method (SIM) and the communicability evaluation method (CEM). Up to now, they have been mainly used and discussed in technical contexts, focusing on how to detect problems and how to improve the metacommunication of specific systems. In this book, Clarisse de Souza and Carla Leitão discuss how SIM and CEM, which are both qualitative methods, can also be used in scientific contexts to generate new knowledge about HCI. The discussion goes into deep considerations about scientific methodology, calling the reader's attention to the essence of qualitative methods in research and the kinds of results they can produce. To illustrate their points, the authors present an extensive case study with a free open-source digital audio editor called Audacity. They show how the results obtained with a triangulation of SIM and CEM point at new research avenues not only for semiotic engineering and HCI but also for other areas of computer science such as softwareengineering and programming. Table of Contents: Introduction / Essence of Semiotic Engineering / Semiotic Engineering Methods / Case Study with Audacity / Lessons Learned with Semiotic Engineering Methods / The Near Future of Semiotic EngineeringSpringer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 136 pp. Englisch. …

Seller Inventory # 9783031010576

Title
Semiotic Engineering Methods for Scientific Research in HCI
Author
Clarisse Sieckenius De Souza
Publisher
Springer, Springer Mär 2009
Publication year
2009
Condition
Neu
Binding
Taschenbuch
Language
English
ISBN 10
3031010574
ISBN 13
9783031010576
Item weight
269 grams
Dimensions
235x191x8 mm

buchversandmimpf2000

Emtmannsberg, BAYE, Germany

5-star seller

AbeBooks seller since January 23, 2017

Shipping rates from Germany to U.S.A.

Item60 to 60 business days60 to 60 business days
First item£ 50.77£ 63.46
Delivery times are set by sellers and vary by carrier and location. Orders passing through Customs may face delays and buyers are responsible for any associated duties or fees. Sellers may contact you regarding additional charges to cover any increased costs to ship your items.

Payment methods

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay
  • Check
  • Paypal

Store description

Impressum Thorsten Retsch Buchversand Mimpf2000 Oberölschnitz 16 95517 Emtmannsberg Deutschland Telefon: 09209-2023188 Email: mimpf2000@online.de USt-ID-Nr.: DE 235096871 Wir führen gebrauchte Bücher aus allen Sparten der Literatur

Specialty

Modernes Antiquariat - Bücher von 1960 bis heute

Seller's business information

buchversandmimpf2000

Germany