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Title:
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BEYOND THE METAPHOR: A SEMIOTIC APPROACH TO HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION IN GUIS |
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Author(s):
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Claudio Vandi |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-59-1 |
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Editors:
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Katherine Blashki |
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Year:
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2008 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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user experience, learning, usability, metaphors, GUIs |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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218 |
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Last Page:
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22 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Metaphors in user interfaces were introduced to give the user a familiar office-like environment in which to act. Despite
metaphors are no longer considered as central elements in design, I propose to reconsider their usefulness. I claim that
behind metaphors lies more crucial and pervasive cognitive dynamics, namely the dynamics of habits as Peirce describes
them. By discussing some examples from an ongoing research on GUIs I show how a focus on habits can at the same
time overcome metaphorsÂ’ shortcomings and provide powerful tools to analyze and predict the user experience. |
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