User-Centred Design for Multimedia Applications

  • Authors:
  • Alistair Sutcliffe

  • Affiliations:
  • City University

  • Venue:
  • ICMCS '99 Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Multimedia Computing and Systems - Volume 2
  • Year:
  • 1999

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Abstract

A method for multimedia presentation design is described. The method consists of media selection guidelines that utilise definition of information and media types, and techniques for directing the user's attention in multimedia sequences. Contact points are proposed for design effects to link content themes across dtflerent media. The method is illustrated with a theatre publicity application and the techniques for attention design are described by a medical training application. Method validation studies are described briefly followed by a discussion offuture work.