Gitta B. Salomon
ABSTRACT
An interactive electronic information kiosk was created for the CHI '89 conference. Based on Macintosh® technology, the “InfoBooth” included a custom HyperCard® interface built by a team at Apple Computer.
The design was initiated by examining the desires of potential users. Design changes, influenced by the results of informal user testing, were numerous. During the conference, user actions were recorded using an embedded “trace” program to allow for later usage assessment.
This paper offers a case study for designers of similar systems. Aspects of the pre-conference design evolution are described. The impact of user testing is discussed and findings from the analysis of the trace data are presented.
- 1.Akscyn, R.M., McCracken, D.L. and Yodcr, E.A. KMS: A Distributed Hypermedia Sysmm for Managing Knowledge in Organizations. Comm. of the ACM. 31, 7 (July 1988), 820-835.]] Google Scholar
Digital Library
- 2.Baucrsfcld, P.F. Multimedia Input at the CHI '89 Photobooth. Confidential Apple Technical Report. October 1989.]]Google Scholar
- 3.CHI '89 attendee questionnaire. 1989.]]Google Scholar
- 4.Conklin, J. Hypenext: An Introduction and Survey. IEEE Computer. 20, 9 (Sept. 1987), 17-41.]] Google ScholarDigital Library
- 5.Gould, J.D., Boies, S.J., Levy S., Richards, J.T. and Schoonard, J. The 1984 Olympic Message System: A Test of Behavioral Principles of System Design. Comm. of the ACM. 30, 9 (Sept. 1987), 758-769.]] Google ScholarDigital Library
- 6.Gould, J.D. and Lewis, C. Designing for Usability: Key Principles and What Designers Think. Comm. of the ACM. ~, 3 (March 1985), 300-311.]] Google ScholarDigital Library
- 7.Hardman, L. Evaluating the Usability of the Glasgow Online Hylx:rtext. Hypermedia. 1, 1 (Spring 1989), 34- 63.]] Google ScholarDigital Library
- 8.Human Interface Guidelines: The Apple Desktop Interface. Apple Computer, Inc. 1987.]] Google ScholarDigital Library
- 9.Husic, F. A Preliminary Investigation of Navigation Patterns in the CHI '89 Kiosk. Confidential Apple Technical Report. October 1989.]]Google Scholar
- 10.Macintosh~ HyperCard~ User's Guide. Apple Computer, Inc. 1987.]]Google Scholar
- 11.Kreitman, K. MacWorld Information Kiosk: Visual Metaphors for Accessing information. Videotape pre sented at CHI '88.]]Google Scholar
- 12.Ledgard, H.F. An Outstanding Example. PC Tech Journal. 5, 7 (July 1987), 193-194.]]Google Scholar
- 13.Salomon, G., Oren, T., and Kreitman, K. Using Guides to Explore Multimedia Databases in Proc. of the Twenty.Second Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Science. (Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Jan. 3-6, 1989), IEEE Computer Society Press, vol. 4, pp. 3-11.]]Google Scholar
Index Terms
- Designing casual-user hypertext: the CHI'89 InfoBooth
Recommendations
CHI'89 interactive poster session papers and abstracts
The interactive poster sessions at the annual CHI conferences are one of the outlets that CHI provides for researchers to present work that, for a variety of reasons, does not fit the constraints of the technical paper sessions. The poster format offers ...
CHI '89 INTERACTIVE POSTER SESSION PAPERS AND ABSTRACTS
The Interactive poster sessions at the annual CHI conferences are one of the outlets that CHI provides for researchers to present work that, for a variety of reasons, does not fit the constraints of the technical paper sessions. The poster format offers ...
Hypertext 2012: linking people, data, resources and stories
The 2012 ACM Hypertext Conference was held in Milwaukee, USA, from June 25th to June 28th. Located at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the conference venue was beautifully located at the campus, providing an excellent infrastructure and ...
Comments