Mapping of user interfaces on electronic appliances.
The purpose of this study was to investigate mapping of user interfaces on consumer electronic appliances. A digital clock with five different interface modes was chosen for the experiment. Forty elderly subjects (above 65 years) and 40 middle-aged subjects (45-64 years) participated in the study. Every subject had to complete three different tasks, namely time setting, alarm time setting and date setting. The researchers investigated what problems were encountered when performing these tasks and collected data such as operational time, the number of total inputs, subjective estimation and interview information. The findings of this study indicated that the interface modes had significant effects on operational time, the number of total inputs and subjective estimation. Finally, the study confirms that when the spatial relationship between buttons and display contents are clearly indicated, the operation is easier to complete.
Lee
Chang-Franw
CF
Graduate School of Design, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, 123 University Road, Section 3, Touliu, Yunlin 64002, Taiwan. leecf@yuntech.edu.tw
Tsai
Wang-Chin
WC
D000368:Aged; D004581:Electronics; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014584:User-Computer Interface