MArq-G*: a semiotic engineering approach for supporting the design of multi-user applications

  • Authors:
  • Clarissa M. de A. Barbosa;Raquel Oliveira Prates;Clarisse S. de Souza

  • Affiliations:
  • PUC-Rio, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil;IME/UERJ, R. São Francisco Xavier Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil;PUC-Rio, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

  • Venue:
  • CLIHC '05 Proceedings of the 2005 Latin American conference on Human-computer interaction
  • Year:
  • 2005

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Abstract

This paper presents MArq-G*, a semiotic engineering epistemic tool for the design of multi-user applications that leverages the designers' knowledge about the influence such applications may have on group dynamics and development. More precisely, MArq-G* is a conceptual architecture model for multi-user application design-support tools. It has been devised to help designers express part of their vision and rationale about group communication processes, as well as reflect upon potential consequences of their design decisions. The paper illustrates how MArq-G* enables different insights from those motivated by the use of task-based models in design. Moreover, a contrast with insights enabled by design ontologies inspired by speech act theory shows how MArq-G* supports new kinds of perspectives on multi-user applications.