Cognitive Dimensions of Notations: Design Tools for Cognitive Technology

Authors:
Alan F. Blackwell;Carol Britton;Anna Louise Cox;Thomas R. G. Green;Corin A. Gurr;Gada F. Kadoda;Maria Kutar;Martin Loomes;Chrystopher L. Nehaniv;Marian Petre;Chris Roast;Chris Roe;Allan Wong;Richard M. Young
Affiliations:
-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;University of Hertfordshire
Venue:
CT '01 Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Cognitive Technology: Instruments of Mind
Year:
2001

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Abstract

The Cognitive Dimensions of Notations framework has been created to assist the designers of notational systems and information artifacts to evaluate their designs with respect to the impact that they will have on the users of those designs. The framework emphasizes the design choices available to such designers, including characterization of the user's activity, and the inevitable tradeoffs that will occur between potential design options. The resuliing framework has been under development for over 10 years, and now has an active community of researchers devoted to it. This paper first introduces Cognitive Dimensions. It then summarizes the current activity, especially the results of a one-day workshop devoted to Cognitive Dimensions in December 2000, and reviews the ways in which it applies to the field of Cognitive Technology.