Title

The Effects Of Realistic Versus Unrealistic Desktop Interface Designs On Novice And Expert Users

Abstract

Metaphors are one tool which designers have used to bridge the gap between technology and the novice user. While metaphors work in theory, often the metaphor falls apart or breaks down during seemingly logical procedures. It would stand to reason that a metaphor which approximates the human-environment interaction, and remains consistent in the analogy, would be a more valid test of the benefits of a metaphor. In this study, novice and expert subjects were given a set of four computer-based, editing tasks, each of which was composed of six subtasks. The dependent variable was time to complete the task. It was found that novice subjects significantly benefited from the use of the realistic desktop design, while there were no significant differences in the performance of expert users. © 1995 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Publication Date

1-1-1995

Publication Title

Advances in Human Factors/Ergonomics

Volume

20

Issue

B

Number of Pages

123-128

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/S0921-2647(06)80205-4

Socpus ID

77957098135 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/77957098135

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