Scenario-focused development method for a pen-based user interface: model and applications

  • Authors:
  • Danli Wang;Guozhong Dai;Hongan Wang;Steve C. Chiu

  • Affiliations:
  • Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China 100080;Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China 100080;Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China 100080;College of Engineering, Idaho State University, Pocatello, USA

  • Venue:
  • The Journal of Supercomputing
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

Pen-based user interface (PUI) has drawn significant interest, owing to its intuitiveness and convenience. While much of the research focuses on the technology, the usability of a PUI has been relatively low since human factors have not been considered sufficiently. Scenario-centric designs are ideal ways to improve usability. However, such designs possess some problems in practical use. To cope with these design issues, the concept of "interface scenarios" is proposed in to facilitate the interface design, and to help users understand the interaction process in such designs. The proposed scenario-focused development method for PUI is coupled with a practical application to show its effectiveness and usability.