Title :
Formal Grammar and Human Factors Design of an Interactive Graphics System
Author :
Reisner, Phyllis
Author_Institution :
IBM Research Laboratory
fDate :
3/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Formal grammatical description has not generally been applied in the human factors area, which traditionally draws on behavioral science for its methodology. This paper illustrates, by means of a detailed example, how formal grammatical description can be used as a predictive tool to compare alternative designs for ease of use and to identify design choices which could cause users to make mistakes.
Keywords :
Action languages; analytic tools; comparison of design alternatives; ease-of-use measurement; ease-of-use prediction; formal description; human factors; man-machine interface; user errors; user-oriented design; Behavioral science; Computer languages; Computer science; Graphics; Human factors; Natural languages; Production; Program processors; Testing; User interfaces; Action languages; analytic tools; comparison of design alternatives; ease-of-use measurement; ease-of-use prediction; formal description; human factors; man-machine interface; user errors; user-oriented design;
Journal_Title :
Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TSE.1981.234520
