Why are Human-Computer Interfaces Difficult to Design and Implement

Abstract

Everyone knows that designing and implementing human-computer interface is difficult and time-consuming. However, there is little discussion of why this is true. Should we expect that a new method is around the corner that will make the design easier? Will the next generation of user interface toolkits make the implementation trivial? No. This article discusses reasons why user interface design and implementation are inherently difficult tasks and will remain so for the foreseeable future.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA268843

Entities

People

  • Brad A. Myers

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Climate Change
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Computer Languages
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Engineering
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Human-Computer Interfaces
  • Human-Machine Interaction
  • Information Systems
  • Programming Languages
  • Psychology
  • Software Development
  • User Interface
  • User Interface Engineering
  • Word Processors

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

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  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Educational Psychology
  • Systems Analysis and Design