Human Factors of Interactive Software
General
Design Goals
Motivations for Human Factors in Design
Life-critical systems:
Industrial and commercial use:
Office, home, and entertainment applications:
Exploratory, creative, and cooperative systems:
Human Diversity
Physical abilities and physical workplaces:
Handicapped Access - Center on Information Technology Accommodation Handicapped Access - Trace Institute Physical Abilities Analysis The Capacity to Perform Various Tasks Anthropometry and workspace design class handout
Cognitive and perceptual abilities:
Neisser's Perceptual Cycle The effects of fitness level on cognitive processes paper
Personality differences:
"Personality and Occupation: Creating the Ideal Situation" class handout
Cultural and international diversity:
"Mapping Interface Design to Cultural Dimentions" paper CHI Proceedings Tutorial: Global Interface Design Russian in computer applications Designing international icons - advice from IBM
Users with disabilities:
British Telecom: Safe colors for people with color-deficient vision Improving GUI Accessibility for People with Low Vision Audio Enhanced 3D Interfaces for Visually Impaired Users Customized Computer Systems for People with Special Needs Google's edited links on accessibility Yahoo Directory on Web Page Design and Accessibility Applied Science and Engineering Lab, A.I. DuPont Institute Project EASI DO-IT Program at University of Washington Disability Directory at University of Maryland Trace Center at the University of Wisconsin CODI at University of Buffalo MSU Speech-Language Pathology Links Electronic Rehabilitation Resource Center at St. John's University UCLA Disabilities and Computing Program University of MN Disabilities Services Center for Information Technology Accommodation SDRU - Disability Sites Section 508 The "Bobby" automated accessibility check
Elderly users:
Aging and the use of Electronic Communications Networks
Conferences and Journals
Funding for Research