Multimedia and the user

Author

Lane, John

Author_Institution

Texas Instrum. Inc., Attleboro, MA, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

18-20 Sep 1996

Firstpage

185

Lastpage

195

Abstract

Cavewalls and cuneiform came to mind when I began to ponder the amazing palette of multimedia that we can mix on our canvas today. An ideal mix of abstract and multisensory alphabets is possible in the technical communication process. With 3D graphics, virtual reality, and audio and video interactions we come closer to inserting a self, time, and multisensory relationships into the GUI. I document the process I went through, to better define the heuristics which may help guide the process-approaches to dealing with Seven Slippery GUI Intersections for which multimedia is the ideal intervention

Keywords

graphical user interfaces; human factors; multimedia computing; virtual reality; 3D graphics; GUI; abstract alphabets; audio interactions; graphical user interface; heuristics; multimedia; multimedia user; multisensory alphabets; multisensory relationships; technical communication process; video interactions; virtual reality; Art; Graphical user interfaces; Graphics; Guidelines; Instruments; Multimedia systems; Paints; Professional communication; Usability; Visual BASIC;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Professional Communication Conference, 1996. IPCC '96 Proceedings. Communication on the Fast Track., International

Conference_Location

Saratoga Springs, NY

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3689-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IPCC.1996.552596

Filename

552596