Cognitive Systems Engineering for User-computer Interface Design, Prototyping, and Evaluation

Chapter Four Case Studies in Context

This book argues that empirical findings from cognitive science can be leveraged in the design and development of user-computer interfaces likely to enhance human performance.

In the larger field of human-computer interaction or user interface design, cognitive systems engineering is part of the larger ongoing quest to make the interface between organic and electronic systems smoother, friendlier, and more productive.

Table 4.1 presents Chignell’s user interface taxonomy (Chignell, 1990). This taxonomy locates cognitive engineering in the larger endeavor and suggests (a) the importance of the area, and (b) where this book—and its case studies—are focused.

TABLE 4.1 Chignell’s UCI Taxonomy

The Basic Interface ...