Task-based design revisited

  • Authors:
  • Anke Dittmar;Peter Forbrig

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany;University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 1st ACM SIGCHI symposium on Engineering interactive computing systems
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

This paper investigates the role of task modeling in model-based design. It is shown that task models are mainly used to support a specification-driven design process. Models about current task situations and more specific task descriptions play a marginal role. Task sketching is proposed to complement specification-driven modeling activities. The co-development of representations of current and envisioned practices is encouraged to support a shared design understanding and creativity. A detailed example illustrates basic ideas. Task models are represented in HOPS. Advantages of this specification formalism over conventional task modeling are shown with respect to task sketching. Models can be combined with illustrations, narratives or other design material at different levels of abstraction. Animations of enriched models help to explore the design space.