Multimedia computer products and usability: needed research

Author

Sullivan, Patricia

Author_Institution

Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA

Volume

1 & 2

fYear

1991

fDate

30 Oct-1 Nov 1991

Firstpage

71

Abstract

Those people who are concerned with usability more and more frequently work with multimedia, and thus ask: `how do we effectively and efficiently test and revise user interfaces and educational products that are integrating new media?´ The author reviews some of the resources one can coordinate in an investigation of these issues: usability testing, interface design, technical communication, office information systems, and instructional design. She calls for broad-based research into how new media affect learning and use of products using multimedia

Keywords

computer aided instruction; human factors; multimedia systems; office automation; technical presentation; user interfaces; computer products; educational products; instructional design; learning; multimedia; office information systems; product use; research; technical communication; usability testing; user interfaces; Acoustic testing; Additives; Animation; Computer applications; Documentation; Educational products; Multimedia systems; Technological innovation; Usability; Videos;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Professional Communication Conference, 1991. IPCC '91. Proceedings. The Engineered Communication., International

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0482-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IPCC.1991.172737

Filename

172737