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Human user interface for multimedia equipment

The growing use of multimedia equipment of every kind, sets up more advanced demands for users in order to use them properly. The user interfaces must be designed to make the equipment easy to use even by users with no special training in operation of the equipment. The referent model of user interface is given. This model is composed of three dimensions: media, abstraction and quality of interface. Each dimension is discussed separately. The media dimension depends on feedback media of equipment that are used. The abstraction dimension classifies user interfaces by the abstraction of interactions. The quality of interface describes the level of skills needed to operate the equipment. The advantages and disadvantages of different media are compared. The choice of the most appropriate media depends upon the conditions during operating the equipment. However, the combination of chosen values on all three dimensions gives the final ergonomic value for user interface.

multimedia equipment

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