scholarly journals Demographic factors have little effect on aesthetic perceptions of icons: a study of mobile game icons

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrietta Jylhä ◽  
Juho Hamari
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Graphical User Interface ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Interface Element ◽  
Demographic Differences ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mobile Game ◽  
Moderating Variables ◽  
Younger Women

PurposeCustomization by segmenting within human–computer interaction is an emerging phenomenon. Appealing graphical elements that cater to user needs are considered progressively important, as the way a graphic is visually represented can greatly contribute to the interaction. However, aesthetic perceptions are subjective and may differ by target group. Understanding variations in user perceptions may aid in design processes; therefore, we set out to investigate the effects of demographic differences relating to perceptions of graphical user interface (GUI) element (i.e. game app icon) aesthetics.Design/methodology/approachThe authors employed a vignette experiment with random participant (n = 513) assignment to evaluate 4 icons from a total of 68 pre-selected mobile game icons using semantic differential scales. This resulted in a total of 2052 individual icon evaluations. Regression analyses were performed with the effects of age, gender and time using graphical user interfaces (i.e. app stores) and the interactions of these variables relating to perceptions of GUI element aesthetics.FindingsThe results indicate that, overall, demographic factors have relatively little effect on how icons are perceived. Significant relations suggest that experienced users, younger audiences and women are more critical in their perception of aesthetic excellence, and that perceptions change for younger women. The implications of the findings are discussed via adaptive decision-making theory.Originality/valueIn the context of graphical user interface element aesthetics, demographic differences have received minimal attention as moderating variables regardless of their relevance in design and development. Hence, it merits further research.

A framework for programmatically designing user interfaces in JavaScript

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 254-269
Author(s):  
Henry Larkin
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Program Code ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mobile Web ◽  
Mobile Interfaces ◽  
New Framework

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the feasibility of creating a declarative user interface language suitable for rapid prototyping of mobile and Web apps. Moreover, this paper presents a new framework for creating responsive user interfaces using JavaScript. Design/methodology/approach – Very little existing research has been done in JavaScript-specific declarative user interface (UI) languages for mobile Web apps. This paper introduces a new framework, along with several case studies that create modern responsive designs programmatically. Findings – The fully implemented prototype verifies the feasibility of a JavaScript-based declarative user interface library. This paper demonstrates that existing solutions are unwieldy and cumbersome to dynamically create and adjust nodes within a visual syntax of program code. Originality/value – This paper presents the Guix.js platform, a declarative UI library for rapid development of Web-based mobile interfaces in JavaScript.

The engagement–addiction dilemma: an empirical evaluation of mobile user interface and mobile game affordance

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qianwen Yang ◽  
Xiang Gong
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Social Presence ◽  
Game Design ◽  
Empirical Evaluation ◽  
Mobile User ◽  
Design Features ◽  
It Industry ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mobile Game

PurposeThe engagement–addiction dilemma has been commonly observed in the information technology (IT) industry. However, this issue has received limited research attention in the information system (IS) discipline. Drawing on the stimulus–organism–response (SOR) framework, this study explores the engagement–addiction dilemma in the use of mobile games and highlights the impacts of game design features, namely, mobile user interface and mobile game affordance.Design/methodology/approachThe research model was empirically validated using a longitudinal survey data from 410 mobile game users in China.FindingsThe empirical results offer several key findings. First, mobile user interface and mobile game affordance positively affect telepresence and social presence, which lead to meaningful engagement and mobile game addiction. Second, a high-quality of mobile user interface positively moderates the effects of mobile game affordance on telepresence and social presence.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the literature by theorizing and empirically testing the impacts of game design features on the engagement-addiction dilemma.

scholarly journals Collective Administration of Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) in the Light of the BSA Decision

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-147
Author(s):  
Pavel Koukal
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
User Interface ◽  
Graphical User Interface ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Copyright Protection ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Graphical User Interfaces ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Collective Administration ◽  
The Impact

In this paper the author addresses the issue of collective administration of graphical user interfaces according to the impact of the CJEU decision in BSA v. Ministry of Culture on the case-law in one of EU Member states (Czech Republic). The author analyses the decision of the Czech Supreme Court where this Court concluded that visitors of Internet cafés use graphical user interface actively, which represents relevant usage of a copyrighted works within the meaning of Art. 18 the Czech Copyright Act. In this paper, attention is first paid to the definition of graphical user interface, its brief history and possible regimes of intellectual property protection. Subsequently, the author focuses on copyright protection of graphical user interfaces in the Czech law and interprets the BSA decision from the perspective of collective administration of copyright. Although the graphical user interfaces are independent objects of the copyright protection, if they are used while running the computer program the legal regulation of computer programs has priority. Based on conclusions reached by the Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic in the BSA case, the author claims that collective administration of graphical user interfaces is neither reasonable nor effective.

scholarly journals A new user interface for a text proofreading web portal in a digitization and crowdsourcing context

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-122
Author(s):  
Pietro Murano
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Interface Design ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Task Time ◽  
Degree Of Control ◽  
Mass Digitization ◽  
Empirical Experiment ◽  
Satisfaction Measures

Purpose This paper aims to present a new user interface design for text proofreading portals in a digitization and crowdsourcing context. Several of the current proofreading portals lack usability in their user interfaces. The aim of the new design is to increase user performance and satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach An empirical experiment has been conducted to evaluate the new user interface as a comparison with 18thConnect – TypeWright proofreading portal. Two of the main measures involved times and errors and this approach is considered to be good for these kinds of measures allowing a good degree of control. Nevertheless, personal opinions are also very important and these are elicited by means of a post-experiment questionnaire. Findings The data were statistically analysed and overall the new user interface helped users to perform better in terms of task time. Errors were also better with the new user interface, but the differences were not statistically significant. Furthermore, users were more satisfied with the new user interface. User satisfaction measures were mostly statistically significant. Originality/value As far as has been ascertained, there have been no systematic studies evaluating a new design with an existing design of a proofreading portal. Therefore, this research is considered to be original, and if implemented widely, it would be very valuable to the mass digitization aims.

scholarly journals Development of measurement instrument for visual qualities of graphical user interface elements (VISQUAL): a test in the context of mobile game icons

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 949-982 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrietta Jylhä ◽  
Juho Hamari
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
Graphical User Interface ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Measurement Instrument ◽  
Graphical User Interfaces ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Interface Elements ◽  
Computer Interaction

Abstract Graphical user interfaces are widely common and present in everyday human–computer interaction, dominantly in computers and smartphones. Today, various actions are performed via graphical user interface elements, e.g., windows, menus and icons. An attractive user interface that adapts to user needs and preferences is progressively important as it often allows personalized information processing that facilitates interaction. However, practitioners and scholars have lacked an instrument for measuring user perception of aesthetics within graphical user interface elements to aid in creating successful graphical assets. Therefore, we studied dimensionality of ratings of different perceived aesthetic qualities in GUI elements as the foundation for the measurement instrument. First, we devised a semantic differential scale of 22 adjective pairs by combining prior scattered measures. We then conducted a vignette experiment with random participant (n = 569) assignment to evaluate 4 icons from a total of pre-selected 68 game app icons across 4 categories (concrete, abstract, character and text) using the semantic scales. This resulted in a total of 2276 individual icon evaluations. Through exploratory factor analyses, the observations converged into 5 dimensions of perceived visual quality: Excellence/Inferiority, Graciousness/Harshness, Idleness/Liveliness, Normalness/Bizarreness and Complexity/Simplicity. We then proceeded to conduct confirmatory factor analyses to test the model fit of the 5-factor model with all 22 adjective pairs as well as with an adjusted version of 15 adjective pairs. Overall, this study developed, validated, and consequently presents a measurement instrument for perceptions of visual qualities of graphical user interfaces and/or singular interface elements (VISQUAL) that can be used in multiple ways in several contexts related to visual human-computer interaction, interfaces and their adaption.

Benefiting Design Even Late in the Development Cycle: Contributions by Human Factors Engineers

1996 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 318-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Merissa Walkenstein ◽  
Ronda Eisenberg
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
User Interface ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Graphical User Interface ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Late Stage ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Graphical User Interfaces ◽  
Design And Development ◽  
Development Cycle

This paper describes an experimental study that compares a graphical user interface for a computer-telephony product designed without the involvement of a human factors engineer to a redesign of that interface designed with a human factors engineer late in the development cycle. Both interfaces were usability tested with target customers. Results from a number of measures, both subjective and objective, indicate that the interface designed with the human factors engineer was easier to use than the interface designed without the human factors engineer. The results of this study show the benefits of involving human factors engineers in the design of graphical user interfaces even towards the end of a development cycle. However, this involvement is most effective when human factors engineers are included as an integral part of the design and development process even at this late stage in the process.

A service-oriented application creation process in ubiquitous environments

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 300-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hajer Taktak ◽  
Faouzi Moussa
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Code Generation ◽  
Context Awareness ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Interface Specification ◽  
Interface Generation ◽  
Pervasive Service ◽  
Service Oriented ◽  
User Interface Generation

Purpose Many features constitute an adaptive system such as user model, interface specification, business functionalities and service implementation. Context awareness is an important facet of service oriented application creation dealing with the gathering, use and representation of context information. Generally, user interfaces and services communities work separately on the adaptation process and do not converge. The aim of this work is to manage the system’s functionalities and the user interface that delivers data to the relevant consumer early since the design phase until the code generation. Design/methodology/approach The authors discuss how a unified method based on a model-driven architecture for adaptive user interface and pervasive service creation eases the work of designers and developers, limits incompatibility issues and supports dynamic generation of systems adapted to different contexts of use. Findings The proposed approach is able to support a semi-automatic ubiquitous application generation with service, behavior, presentation and content adaptation. Originality/value In this paper, the authors tackle context-awareness at two levels: system functionalities and user interface generation. The authors also tackle adaptation at the specification and implementation levels.

The Design of Multidimensional Sound Interfaces

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Cohen ◽  
Elizabeth M. Wenzel
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Graphical User Interface ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Electronic Mail ◽  
Arbitrary Point ◽  
3D Audio ◽  
The Third ◽  
Technology Platforms ◽  
Early Computer ◽  
Cultural Isolation

Early computer terminals allowed only textual I/O. Because the user read and wrote vectors of character strings, this mode of I/O (character-based user interface, or “CUI”) could be thought of as one-dimensional, 1D. As terminal technology improved, users could manipulate graphical objects (via a graphical user interface, or “GUI”) in 2D. Although the I/O was no longer unidimensional, it was still limited to the planar dimensionality of a CRT or tablet. Now there exist 3D spatial pointers and 3D graphics devices; this latest phase of I/O devices (Blattner, 1992; Blattner and Dannenberg, 1992; Robinett, 1992) approaches the way that people deal with “the real world.” 3D audio (in which the sound has a spatial attribute, originating, virtually or actually, from an arbitrary point with respect to the listener) and more exotic spatial I/O modalities are under development. The evolution of I/O devices can be roughly grouped into generations that also correspond to the number of dimensions. Representative instances of each technology are shown in Table 8-1. This chapter focuses on the italicized entries in the third-generation aural sector. Audio alarms and signals of various types have been with us since long before there were computers, but even though music and visual arts are considered sibling muses, a disparity exists between the exploitation of sound and graphics in interfaces. (Most people think that it would be easier to be hearing- than sight-impaired, even though the incidence of disability-related cultural isolation is higher among the deaf than the blind.) For whatever reasons, the development of user interfaces has historically been focused more on visual modes than aural. This imbalance is especially striking in view of the increasing availability of sound in current technology platforms. Sound is frequently included and utilized to the limits of its availability or affordability in personal computers. However, computer-aided exploitation of audio bandwidth is only beginning to rival that of graphics. General sound capability is slowly being woven into the fabric of applications. Indeed, some of these programs are inherently dependent on sound—voicemail, or voice annotation to electronic mail, teleconferencing, audio archiving—while other applications use sound to complement their underlying functionality.

scholarly journals Adaptive Graphical User Interface for Web Applications Using Aspect Oriented Component Engineering

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 1384-1392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atif Zaman ◽  
Mudassar Ahmad ◽  
Shafique Ahamd ◽  
Tasleem Mustafa
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Graphical User Interface ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Web Applications ◽  
Web Interface ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Web Interfaces ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Component Engineering

Graphical User Interface (GUI) is considered to be an essential part in any web applications development. Aspect-Oriented Component Engineering (AOCE) is new approach for developing more and higher quality reusable and adaptable software or web applications components. AOCE uses the idea of providing and requiring services. Adaptable user interface for AOCE based development has not yet been considered to web applications. Simple and easy user interface facilitate users by which application or web interface can be operated effectively. The purpose of this study is to discuss popular user interfaces and suggestions for adaptable GUI designing. The example of adaptation at different levels includes architecture, presentation, extension and composition. Furthermore the AOCE common systemic aspects are discussed for web interfaces adaptivity.

GeoPointer – approaching tangible augmentation of the real world

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-74
Author(s):  
Wolfgang Beer
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Practical Implication ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Tangible User Interface ◽  
Tangible User Interfaces ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Context Sensitive ◽  
Threshold Functions

PurposeThe aim of this paper is to present an architecture and prototypical implementation of a context‐sensitive software system which combines the tangible user interface approach with a mobile augmented reality (AR) application.Design/methodology/approachThe work which is described within this paper is based on a creational approach, which means that a prototypical implementation is used to gather further research results. The prototypical approach allows performing ongoing tests concerning the accuracy and different context‐sensitive threshold functions.FindingsWithin this paper, the implementation and practical use of tangible user interfaces for outdoor selection of geographical objects is reported and discussed in detail.Research limitations/implicationsFurther research is necessary within the area of context‐sensitive dynamically changing threshold functions, which would allow improving the accuracy of the selected tangible user interface approach.Practical implicationsThe practical implication of using tangible user interfaces within outdoor applications should improve the usability of AR applications.Originality/valueDespite the fact that there exist a multitude of research results within the area of gesture recognition and AR applications, this research work focuses on the pointing gesture to select outdoor geographical objects.

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