March 2015
Intermediate to advanced
164 pages
4h 23m
English
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Chapter 17
Navigation Policy
Define the “Rules of the Road”
Abstract
The full map includes also the navigation policy (modality) based on the assignment of conceptual elements to physical places. Determining physical place assignment for the conceptual elements depends on human performance and user experience implications, the affinities between elements, and the interaction channel. When assigning conceptual elements to physical places, we transit from representing the model in boxes and arrows to representing the model in terms of user interface elements. This is a good time to start prototyping the model. The policy deals fundamentally with the challenge of modality. In other words, determining if and when the user can interact with another ...