Interaction Design Principles Research Articles

Discursive Web-Based Schizophyllum commune (Kurakding) Knowledge Bank: A Repository of Regional Knowledge for Sustainable Use and Development

Kurakding (Schizophyllum commune) mushrooms are renowned for their health-promoting and medical benefits and is considered a high-value farm product. Its popularity in Bicol Region, Philippines, makes it in-demand, which therefore makes it an expensive commodity. Recognizing the significance of this commodity, the Kurakding Information System (KIS) was designed and developed to serve as a repository of regional knowledge for its sustainable use and development. Specifically focusing on functionalities that allow the users to create content, retrieve knowledge, and interact with other users using social network services. During the design and development, an innovative software development model, the KIS Software Development Paradigm (KISSDP) was used. This model is a systematic integration of methods and techniques on software development practices adopting concepts and standards from Agile software development methodologies which establishes an explicit compliance with the ISO/IEC 25010 standards. Following Jakob Nielsen's principles for interaction design, KIS was subjected to rigorous testing and evaluation measuring the system's user interface in conformance with UI design standards. Achieving high ratings in usability (95.90%), acceptability (94.67%) and reliability (93.33%). Given the limited study on the development and evaluation of information systems designed to support the marginalized sectors in the country, it is our hope that this research study provides significant insights into the software quality principles and competencies as universal standards for various software development projects that boost favorable customer satisfaction and optimum user experience.

Research on User Interface Design and Interaction Experience: A Case Study from "Duolingo" Platform

INTRODUCTION: In today's information age, user interface design and interaction experience are crucial to the success of online platforms.OBJECTIVES: Through in-depth analysis of the user interface design features and user interaction experience of the "Duolingo" platform, this study reveals the potential correlation between them and proposes effective improvement methods to enhance user satisfaction and efficiency.METHODS: Interaction design principles were adopted to guide the improvement and optimization of the user interface. These principles include usability, consistency, and feedback to improve overall user satisfaction with the platform by actively considering user behavior and needs in the design. At the same time, specific mathematical models and equations are used to quantitatively analyze the efficiency and smoothness of the user interaction process, providing designers with more precise directions for improvement.RESULTS: Optimized user interface design and interaction experience can significantly improve user satisfaction and usage efficiency. Users operate the platform more smoothly, which provides useful reference and guidance for the design and development of e-learning platforms.CONCLUSION: Through in-depth analysis of the case of the "Duolingo" platform and the introduction of user experience evaluation methods and interaction design principles, this study has come up with a series of effective improvement measures and verified their effectiveness through experiments. It has certain theoretical and practical significance for improving the user experience of online learning platforms and promoting the design and development of Internet products.

A Study of Information Architecture and Interaction

In the current era of rapid development of information, the field of visual communication design carries the important mission of conveying information and optimizing user experience. This study aims to deeply analyze the core principles and strategies of information architecture and interaction design in visual communication design, as well as the relevance and importance of the two in enhancing design efficiency and user experience. Through the form of case studies, this paper specifies the strategies and methods for building effective information architecture in visual communication design projects, such as target user group analysis, information classification and organization, and navigation system design. The research focuses on the practical and theoretical foundations of interaction design, and explains the key role of interaction design in enhancing user experience and information interactivity. The paper meticulously explores the basic principles of interaction design, such as consistency, feedback, and control, and how these principles can be applied in visual communication design to build intuitive and efficient user interfaces. This paper proposes a multidimensional optimization strategy, including interdisciplinary teamwork, user research and testing, and iterative design, to promote the effective integration of information architecture and interaction design. To summarize, this study not only delves into the application and practice of information architecture and interaction design in visual communication design, but also provides a set of theoretical frameworks and practical design strategies for designers and researchers, with a view to advancing the field of visual communication design to a higher goal by improving the interactability of information and user experience.

Research on the Interaction Design of Urban Public Environmental Facilities under the Background of Digital Intelligence

Abstract With the in-depth development of data intelligence, the design of public environmental facilities has gone beyond mere aesthetics and practicality, and is moving towards a deeper integration with interaction design. This paper addresses this trend, discusses the strategies and principles of interaction design for public environmental facilities, and proposes an innovative single-facility siting problem model (MP) and multi-facility siting problem model (MWP). The article solves and analyzes the optimal siting problems in these models using the advanced new projection contraction algorithm (PC). To practically test the effectiveness of these designs, two sets of empirical experiments are conducted to explore them in depth. The results show that the optimized interaction design of the public facilities substantially increased the frequency of users, especially in the period from 15:00 to 15:10 on rest days, the number of users was as high as 43, of which the highest number of users was 46, mainly among the middle-aged and elderly people, especially the middle-aged group. In addition, this interaction design is excellent in satisfying people’s necessary, spontaneous, and social activities, with satisfaction levels of 0.78, 0.71, and 0.62, respectively. The interaction design strategy proposed in this paper effectively enhances the efficiency of the use of the public facilities and profoundly satisfies the users’ daily needs.

Research on Spatial Utilization: Design of Foldable Furniture for Hong Kong Refugee Dwellings

This study addresses the challenge of poor spatial utilization efficiency among refugees by engaging in interviews to understand their needs. Through an iterative design process involving data collection, interaction design principles, and continuous refinement, multifunctional foldable furniture was conceptualized. The design underwent optimization in structure, leading to the creation of a prototype. Further engagement with the refugee community facilitated improvements, aligning the product more closely with their requirements. While the developed furniture caters to the needs of a significant demographic, limitations in universality persist. Continued enhancements are necessary to fortify its applicability across diverse refugee contexts, recognizing the inherent diversity and specific needs within this population.

Safety First Means Safety Fits: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Gender and Personal Protective Equipment Feminist Hackathon

Contextualization: Our Safety VEST Hackathon was inspired by a student’s senior project, which explored the fit of safety vests for construction workers, discovering women were disproportionately impacted by improperly fitting personal protective equipment (PPE). Goals and Methods: A feminist hackathon event was hosted and analyzed to understand wearers’ problems (especially women’s problems) with construction safety vests. The means and methods used to ensure collaboration and input from participants following feminist design principles are discussed. The goal of the hackathon was to improve the fit of PPE for varying body types by gaining insights from industry workers to address the needs of the construction’s increasingly diverse workforce. During a two-day event, six teams redesigned vests, cut them apart, and constructed prototypes, which were then presented to industry workers and vest manufacturers for feedback. Faculty and student researchers took fieldnotes and interviewed (n=16) hackathon participants. Quantitative and qualitative data, including surveys, design reflection journals, and semi–structured interviews, were collected and analyzed to conceive new design and safety features for different body types and wearer needs. Results: Building on feminist interaction design principles, our paper presents the development, implementation, and results of a design process where users were invited to participate in revisioning the safety vest to better serve their needs for safety, comfort, fit, and function. Improvements to the redesigned vest included the creation of synching cords, hoods, water bladders, identification holder pockets, length, reflective material, pocket changes, and ergonomic features to support posture and redistribute weight and tools. Final Considerations: This study expands the field of research surrounding feminist hackathon design principles by including women in collaborative design processes to understand and improve the fit of safety vests for women on construction sites and address workplace inclusion and retention.

The analysis of interactive scenario design principles supporting critical and creative thinking in asynchronous learning environments

ABSTRACT This study determines and analyzes the principles of interactive scenario design supporting critical and creative thinking in asynchronous learning environments. The study was conducted as a qualitative research, framed by two theoretical approaches, heutagogy and inquiry-based learning, and a holistic case study. The basic principles of the theoretical approaches and then theoretical matrix where sixteen semi-structured interview questions transformed later on were the beginning of the study. Semi-structured interview questions were given to 7 open and distance learning field experts and the data was collected. For the data analysis descriptive and content analysis, for content analysis inductive analysis was used. NVivo12 was employed. The result of the study shows that in the design of interactive scenarios which is the basis of interactive videos, 4 main themes, which are (1) Support Productivity with Natural Curiosity, (2) Create Self-awareness, (3) Provide Self-discovery, (4) Spark off Intellectual Transformation, 16 themes describing the main themes and 55 sub-themes were achieved. The components leading the interactive scenario design where the themes explaining the main themes and the sub-themes take place were used as a checklist in the form of hypothesis.

Industrial Product Design and Application Based on Interaction Design Principles

Industrial Product Design and Application Based on Interaction Design Principles

Auditory Feedback of False Heart Rate for Video Game Experience Improvement

Changes in emotions affect our physiological responses, and perhaps vice versa. We investigate a new game interaction system that uses false heart rate (fHR) feedback to improve the player experience (PX). The fHR feedback presents false HR information to players so that they perceive changes in the presented HR as being a result of alteration in PX. We introduced auditory fHR feedback into game interaction and investigated its effects through an experiment. Participants repeated gameplay of an action game while hearing heartbeat-like sounds and answered questionnaires regarding PX. Some participants heard the heartbeat-like sounds synchronized with their actual HR, whereas others heard the heartbeat-like sounds whose tempo became gradually faster or slower than their actual HR. The results indicated that an accelerating fHR feedback pattern with +5 bpm/min was appropriate for improving PX; participants were able to maintain their motivation to continue the game. The experiment also indicated that it is necessary for participants to perceive the presented heartbeat-like sounds as reflecting their actual HR. Participants did not maintain their motivation when they were told that the presented sounds were not correlated with their actual HR. The present work provides new principles for video game interaction design based on physiological measurements.

Creating a Sustainable E-Commerce Environment: The Impact of Product Configurator Interaction Design on Consumer Personalized Customization Experience

Promoting consumers’ willingness to pay is crucial to creating a sustainable e-commerce environment, and the interaction design of the product configurator plays a key role in this. In the present study, the product configurator, which is indispensable in online customization, is adopted as the research object to analyze the influence of interaction design on the customization experience of consumers. The pricing method (total product pricing, incomplete total product pricing, and individual module pricing) and navigation design pattern (tabs and dropdown menu with arrow buttons) are adopted as independent variables, while system usability, flexible navigation capability, perceived control, perceived enjoyment, complexity and task performance are taken as dependent variables. One hundred and eighty college students participated in this study. The results of the 3 × 2 two-factor experiment reveal that: (1) Different navigation design patterns will lead to significant differences in system usability, flexible navigation capability, and perceived control of the product configurator, and tabs are better than dropdown menu with arrow buttons in these aspects. (2) Different pricing methods will significantly affect the perceived control of users. Under individual module pricing and incomplete total product pricing, perceived control is higher. (3) Different combinations of pricing methods and navigation design patterns will affect users’ evaluation of flexible navigation capability and complexity, and under the individual module pricing and incomplete total product pricing methods, users think that tabs have a higher flexible navigation capability and lower complexity. However, under the total product pricing method, users are convinced that dropdown menu with arrow buttons has a higher flexible navigation capability and lower complexity. The research results are of great significance to both interface interaction design and online customization. Furthermore, the interaction design method of price presentation and navigation design of the product configurator is analyzed to determine the most appropriate interaction design principles, so as to enhance the user experience of online customization and provide constructive ideas from the design perspective for online customization.

Use of Interaction Design Methodologies for Human–Robot Collaboration in Industrial Scenarios

The key concept of collaborative robotics is represented by the presence of a strict interaction between a human user and the robotic system. As such, the study of the interaction is of paramount importance for a successful implementation of the system. In this article, we propose a novel approach to address the problem of designing a collaborative robotic system for industrial applications, focusing on the characteristics of the interaction. In particular, we will propose a set of methodologies focused on interaction design, inspired by those used for the design of user interfaces. These methodologies will allow the design of collaborative robotic systems following a user-centered approach, thus putting emphasis not only on safety and adaptability of the robotic systems (which have been widely addressed in the literature), but also on the interaction experience. While the proposed methodology was developed considering general collaborative robotics applications, two real industrial case studies were considered, to instantiate the considered framework and showcase its applicability to the real-world domain. Note to Practitioners—This article aims at bridging the gap between interaction design and collaborative robotics. In particular, the proposed methodology will represent a toolset for robotic experts (researchers and system integrators), for understanding the user experience and designing the robotic system ensuring an effective interaction. In fact, while robotics experts are typically well aware of issues and methodologies related to technological and application aspects, they often tend to ignore the principles of interaction. Such principles are commonly adopted in the design of computer-based human–machine interfaces or web applications, but, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, have never been applied to the design of collaborative robotic systems for industrial applications. Hence, this article will serve as a fundamental step to bring interaction design principles into the robot integration domain.

Micro-HBI: Human-Biology Interaction With Living Cells, Viruses, and Molecules

Human-Biology Interaction (HBI) is a field that aims to provide first-hand experience with living matter and the modern life-sciences to the lay public. Advances in optical, bioengineering, and digital technologies as well as interaction design now also enable real and direct experiences at the microscale, such as with living cells and molecules, motivating the sub-field of “micro-HBI.” This is distinct from simulating any biological processes. There is a significant need for HBI as new educational modalities are required to enable all strata of society to become informed about new technologies and biology in general, as we face challenges like global pandemics, environmental loss, and species extinctions. Here we review this field in order to provide a jump-off point for future work and to bring stakeholder from different disciplines together. By now, the field has explored and demonstrated many such interactive systems, the use of different microorganisms, new interaction design principles, and versatile applications, such as museum exhibits, biotic games, educational cloud labs, citizen science platforms, and hands-on do-it-yourself (DIY) Bio maker activities. We close with key open questions for the field to move forward.

Application of Augmented Reality Technology in Children's Picture Books Based on Educational Psychology.

To cultivate children’s imagination, observation, thinking ability, and aesthetic consciousness, the questionnaire survey is adopted to analyze the design strategies and principles of children’s picture books based on augmented reality (AR). Primarily, the related concepts and theories are expounded for the research content. Children in preschool aged 4–5 years are invited as primary participants in this work, and the psychological characteristics of the invited children are analyzed in depth. Then, a study is carried out on the existing AR children’s picture books. The problems existing in the design of AR children’s picture books are found, and then, related solutions are put forward based on the results of the questionnaire survey. Besides, a design is made on the strategies and interactive design principles of AR children’s picture books on mobile terminals that are more in line with the needs of children. The results show that 41.07% of parents do not understand AR technology, and 37.5% of preschool children indicate that they do not operate mobile devices independently. However, they need the assistance of parents to use this kind of picture book. A total of 44.64% of parents believe that the main problem of AR picture books in the current market is the lack of interesting interaction. Given the above problems, five principles are proposed for the design of AR children’s picture books based on mobile terminals, namely, easy operation principle, interesting principle, guiding principle, timely feedback principle, and safety principle. A set of universally applicable design methods are proposed for AR children’s picture books based on mobile terminals, which provides certain theoretical guidance for the development of related types of products.

A Graphical Toolkit for Longitudinal Dataset Maintenance and Predictive Model Training in Health Care.

Predictive analytic models, including machine learning (ML) models, are increasingly integrated into electronic health record (EHR)-based decision support tools for clinicians. These models have the potential to improve care, but are challenging to internally validate, implement, and maintain over the long term. Principles of ML operations (MLOps) may inform development of infrastructure to support the entire ML lifecycle, from feature selection to long-term model deployment and retraining. This study aimed to present the conceptual prototypes for a novel predictive model management system and to evaluate the acceptability of the system among three groups of end users. Based on principles of user-centered software design, human-computer interaction, and ethical design, we created graphical prototypes of a web-based MLOps interface to support the construction, deployment, and maintenance of models using EHR data. To assess the acceptability of the interface, we conducted semistructured user interviews with three groups of users (health informaticians, clinical and data stakeholders, chief information officers) and evaluated preliminary usability using the System Usability Scale (SUS). We subsequently revised prototypes based on user input and developed user case studies. Our prototypes include design frameworks for feature selection, model training, deployment, long-term maintenance, visualization over time, and cross-functional collaboration. Users were able to complete 71% of prompted tasks without assistance. The average SUS score of the initial prototype was 75.8 out of 100, translating to a percentile range of 70 to 79, a letter grade of B, and an adjective rating of "good." We reviewed persona-based case studies that illustrate functionalities of this novel prototype. The initial graphical prototypes of this MLOps system are preliminarily usable and demonstrate an unmet need within the clinical informatics landscape.

Interface and interaction design principles for Mixed Reality applications: the case of operator training in wire harness activities

Operator 4.0 has to deal with a vast amount of product variants and production data especially within the mass customization paradigm, high mental demanding tasks, and smart production systems. Technologies capable of supporting his training and his work become fundamental, such as the extended reality (XR). Its increasing use in industrial applications, however, opens up new challenges related to interface and interaction design, which can determine the success of both the use and development experience. The lack of guidelines for designing interfaces for mixed reality (MR) applications is what this paper aims to address. Design requirements for MR interfaces are presented and applied in the context of operator training in wire harness activities. Different interaction modes and user interfaces have been developed to evaluate the most suitable and user-friendly one for the operator. A pilot test was conducted to assess the applications’ usability and potentialities with satisfactory results.

Research on the Optimization Method of Visual Effect of Outdoor Interactive Advertising Assisted by New Media Technology and Big Data Analysis

Along with the development and promotion of Internet technology, new media are increasingly diversified, enriching and changing our lives. This paper focuses on outdoor interactive advertising as a communication method, analyzing its creative features and applications. Unlike traditional advertising, where audiences receive passively, new media interactive advertising establishes a more direct communication method for consumers and products, creating different sensory stimulation and emotional experience environments according to the characteristics of products and conducting a series of interactions with consumers’ sensory systems such as vision, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. The advertising method has also changed from passive reception to active participation. Finally, combining the characteristics of accurate delivery and the diversity of presentation forms of interactive advertising under the big data platform, the theme conception and form design of interactive advertising is proposed. The interactive design principles of highlighting the simplicity of the theme are explored. The interactive design principle of highlighting the simplicity of the theme is proposed, and the combination of color, text, and graphics is explored by the aesthetic visual design of the audience and the premise of focusing on the audience’s feelings. Starting from the visual effect of outdoor interactive advertising, the change in the way advertising is conveyed is interpreting to us the arrival of a new communication concept, the arrival of the Internet-centered and technology-centered data integration era. The research in this paper aims to provide useful support for the diversified development of outdoor interactive advertising in the new media environment by exploring how to skillfully realize the creative expression of outdoor interactive advertising in the new media environment.

Importance of organisational learning management systems: A design case in a corrective service-based social organisation

The study focuses on usability provisions of learning management systems (LMS) in a corrective service organization. Under the influence of goal-directed interaction design principles in design science, the study outlines a new innovative artifact as a conceptual LMS solution that addresses the employee-centric learning model. The collective artifact represents relevant design knowledge assistive to meeting stakeholders’ contextual learning needs, for instance, demonstrating the potential significance of the developed mobile-based approach to support correctional officers in improving their learning on safety professional development. The paper concludes with a practical model that could be applied to assist correctional officers in their in-house training purposes.

EXAMINING THE USER EXPERIENCE OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT TOOLS AND THEIR ABILITY TO CATER TO ECODESIGN IN EARLY-STAGE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE

AbstractWith the topic of sustainability steadily gaining importance and public awareness, there is growing consensus about the need to incorporate environmental considerations in early stage product development (PD). This makes it imperative for PD practitioners to have access to methods and tools, including life cycle assessment (LCA), that support sustainability integration. This paper evaluates existing LCA tools on their ability to cater to the early-stage PD context, by having users apply the tools in practice and exploring their experiences. We find that the challenges to applying LCA in this context emanate primarily from the shortcomings of the tools themselves. Our evaluation metrics for tool critique are derived from a thematic analysis of user interviews we conducted, refined according to information and interaction design principles from human-computer interaction (HCI). This unique approach helps triangulate insights from users with literature, to produce design recommendations for the development of novel LCA tools tailored to the early PD context.

Home Interactive Elderly Care Two-Way Video Healthcare System Design.

This paper explores and analyses the interactive home geriatric two-way video health care system, investigates and analyses the daily lives and behaviours of the elderly in their homes through research interviews, obtains the main needs of the elderly population in their lives, as well as their cognitive and behavioural characteristics, and proposes four service function modules for the elderly in their homes; then, combining service design and interaction design theory, we propose the following four service modules for the elderly in their homes. Given the design methods and processes of the intelligent service system for the elderly at home as well as the interface interaction design principles on the three levels of vision, interaction, and reflection, the intelligent service system platform for the elderly at home was constructed, the interaction design of the mobile device terminal software of the service system platform practiced in the form of APP, and the eye-movement experiment method and fuzzy hierarchical analysis were applied to the design of the intelligent service system for the elderly at home from qualitative and quantitative perspectives. The thesis study provides a new way of thinking to design and provide intelligent service system products for the elderly living at home, which is an important contribution to society's care for the elderly and their quality of life. The key features of the human skeleton are extracted from the model of abnormal leaning and falling behaviour of the elderly, and the SVM machine learning method is used to classify and identify the data, which enables the identification of the abnormal behaviour of the elderly at home with an accuracy of 97%.

The Role of Emotion in Designing Self-tracking Visualization: Where Avatars are Better Choice than Dashboard

The interface design of self-tracking technology still has a lot of room for improvement. At present, self-tracking products with the dashboard as the main interface face challenges in negative user experience and high abandon. In this paper, we try to improve the user experience of such technologies by paying more attention to the role of the user’s emotions on the visualization and enhance their willingness to continue to use. Based on our previous study on people-centered self-tracking system design, we think the avatars should be a better choice than dashboards of self-tracking technologies. In order to detect whether avatars can bring more positive emotions than the dashboards, and to reduce abandon, we designed and implemented three phases of usability testing: a questionnaire of popular self-tracking applications in the market, a self-tracking product emotional research based on avatar and dashboards, and a questionnaire based on self-tracking APP prototype with avatar template. Through these usability testing, we obtained results that users are more tend to adopt the avatar one. This paper then proposed results that 9 emotions are significantly different when using these two different interface designs of self-tracking visualization. With such results of research, two implication for principles of sustainable interaction design of self-tracking applications had been proposed in this paper as 1) Understandability; 2) Performance optimizations. We hope to provide a new form of visualization for the interface design of self-tracking technology and complement usability research results of such design.