Abstract
Research into context-aware computing has not sufficiently addressed human and social aspects of design. Existing design frameworks are predominantly software orientated, make little use of cross-disciplinary work, and do not provide an easily transferable structure for cross-application of design principles. To address these problems, this paper proposes a multidisciplinary and user-centred design framework, and two models of context, which derive from conceptualisations within Psychology, Linguistics, and Computer Science. In a study, our framework was found to significantly improve the performance of postgraduate students at identifying the context of the user and application, and the usability issues that arise.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (Ubicomp 2004) |
| Place of Publication | Berlin, Germany |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783540229551 |
| Publication status | Published - 16 Oct 2004 |
Keywords
- context-aware computing
- user centred design
- usability