NDLI: Gold plated shovels with rope handles: cognitive issues in display design and a case for performance testing

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Walrath, J.D.
Copyright Year	1998
Description	Author affiliation: US Army Res. Lab., USA (Walrath, J.D.)
Abstract	System performance is often described in terms MIPS, MFLOPS, IO bus speed, etc. However, these dimensions are not very useful in characterizing overall system performance when part of the system is not silicon based (e.g., when there is a human user). Thus in wishing to address overall system performance in man-machine systems we must toss the user into the fray. How should this be done? Often, we just ask users how they like the particular configuration. We have, after all, been inculcated with the dictum, "honor thy user", and it is not far from that pronouncement to, "the user knows best". Thus if the user is happy we can expect optimal system performance. Or can we? This paper focuses on the importance of acknowledging general quirky human behavior in the design and evaluation of computer displays.
Starting Page	500
Ending Page	504
File Size	596597
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0818688211
DOI	10.1109/ICIP.1998.723483
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1998-10-07
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Gold Displays Computer aided software engineering Vehicles Humans Switches Light emitting diodes Testing Laboratories System performance
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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Gold plated shovels with rope handles: cognitive issues in display design and a case for performance testing