Selecting the 'invisible' user interface development tool

Joanna Lumsden

doi:10.1007/978-1-4471-0105-5_22

Selecting the 'invisible' user interface development tool

Joanna Lumsden

Computer Science Research Group

University of Glasgow

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Abstract

Developers of interactive software are confronted by an increasing variety of software tools to help engineer the interactive aspects of software applications. Typically resorting to ad hoc means of tool selection, developers are often dissatisfied with their chosen tool on account of the fact that the tool lacks required functionality or does not fit seamlessly within the context in which it is to be used. This paper describes a system for evaluating the suitability of user interface development tools for use in software development organisations and projects such that the selected tool appears ‘invisible’ within its anticipated context of use. The paper also outlines and presents the results of an informal empirical study and a series of observational case studies of the system.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	People and computers XVI - memorable yet invisible
Subtitle of host publication	proceedings of HCI 2002
Editors	Fintan Culwin, Xristine Faulkner, Janet Finlay, Françoise Détienne
Place of Publication	London (UK)
Publisher	Springer
Pages	365-380
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4471-0105-5
ISBN (Print)	978-1-85233-659-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0105-5_22
Publication status	Published - 2002
Event	16th annual BSC HCI conference - London, United Kingdom Duration: 2 Sept 2002 → 6 Sept 2002

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Conference	16th annual BSC HCI conference
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	London
Period	2/09/02 → 6/09/02

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