Murano, P and Sethi, T 2011, 'Anthropomorphic user interface feedback in a sewing context and affordances' , International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 2 (4) .

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Abstract

The aim of the authors' research is to gain better insights into the effectiveness and user satisfaction of anthropomorphism at the user interface. Therefore, this paper presents a between users experiment and the results in the context of anthropomorphism at the user interface and the giving of instruction for learning sewing stitches. Two experimental conditions were used, where the information for learning sewing stitches was the same. However the manner of presentation was varied. Therefore one condition was anthropomorphic and the other was non-anthropomorphic. Also the work is closely linked with Hartson's theory of affordances applied to user interfaces. The results suggest that facilitation of the affordances in an anthropomorphic user interface lead to statistically significant results in terms of effectiveness and user satisfaction in the sewing context. Further some violation of the affordances leads to an interface being less usable in terms of effectiveness and user satisfaction.

Item Type:	Article
Themes:	Media, Digital Technology and the Creative Economy
Schools:	Schools > School of Computing, Science and Engineering Schools > School of Computing, Science and Engineering > Salford Innovation Research Centre (SIRC)
Journal or Publication Title:	International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications
Publisher:	The Science and Information Organisation
Refereed:	Yes
ISSN:	2158-107X
Depositing User:	P Murano
Date Deposited:	15 Nov 2011 10:57
Last Modified:	30 Nov 2015 23:55
URI:	http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/18925

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