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There is a growing consensus in the human factors/ergonomics
community that human factors research has had little impact on
significant applied problems. Some have suggested that the problem
lies in the fact that much HF/E research has been based on the
wrong type of psychology, an information processing view of
psychology that is reductionistic and context-free. Ecological
psychology offers a viable alternative, presenting a richer view of
human behavior that is holistic and contextualized. The papers
presented in these two volumes show the conceptual impact that
ecological psychology can have on HF/E, as well as presenting a
number of specific examples illustrating the ecological approach to
human-machine systems. It is the first collection of papers that
explicitly draws a connection between these two fields. While work
in this area is only just beginning, the evidence available
suggests that taking an ecological approach to human
factors/ergonomics helps bridge the existing gap between basic
research and applied problems.
There is a growing consensus in the human factors/ergonomics
community that human factors research has had little impact on
significant applied problems. Some have suggested that the problem
lies in the fact that much HF/E research has been based on the
wrong type of psychology, an information processing view of
psychology that is reductionistic and context-free. Ecological
psychology offers a viable alternative, presenting a richer view of
human behavior that is holistic and contextualized. The papers
presented in these two volumes show the conceptual impact that
ecological psychology can have on HF/E, as well as presenting a
number of specific examples illustrating the ecological approach to
human-machine systems. It is the first collection of papers that
explicitly draws a connection between these two fields. While work
in this area is only just beginning, the evidence available
suggests that taking an ecological approach to human
factors/ergonomics helps bridge the existing gap between basic
research and applied problems.
Technological advances in hardware and software provide powerful
tools with the potential to design interfaces that are powerful and
easy to use. Yet, the frustrations and convoluted "work-arounds"
often encountered make it clear that there is substantial room for
improvement. Drawn from more than 60 years of combined experience
studying, implementing, and teaching about performance in
human-technology systems, Display and Interface Design: Subtle
Science, Exact Art provides a theoretically-based yet practical
guide for ecological display and interface design. Written from the
perspective of cognitive systems engineering and ecological
interface design, the book delineates how to design interfaces
tailored to specific work demands, leverage the powerful
perception-action skills of the human, and use powerful interface
technologies wisely. This triadic approach (domain, human,
interface) to display and interface design stands in sharp contrast
to traditional dyadic (human, interface) approaches. The authors
describe general principles and specific strategies at length and
include concrete examples and extensive design tutorials that
illustrate quite clearly how these principles and strategies can be
applied. The coverage spans the entire continuum of interfaces that
might need to be developed in today's work places. The reason that
good interfaces are few and far between is really quite simple:
they are extremely difficult to design and build properly. While
there are many books available that address display design, most of
them focus on aesthetic principles but lack scientific rigor, or
are descriptive but not prescriptive. Whether you are exploring the
principles of interface design or designing and implementing
interfaces, this book elucidates an overarching framework for
design that can be applied to the broad spectrum of existing
domains.
Technological advances in hardware and software provide powerful
tools with the potential to design interfaces that are powerful and
easy to use. Yet, the frustrations and convoluted "work-arounds"
often encountered make it clear that there is substantial room for
improvement. Drawn from more than 60 years of combined experience
studying, implementing, and teaching about performance in
human-technology systems, Display and Interface Design: Subtle
Science, Exact Art provides a theoretically-based yet practical
guide for ecological display and interface design. Written from the
perspective of cognitive systems engineering and ecological
interface design, the book delineates how to design interfaces
tailored to specific work demands, leverage the powerful
perception-action skills of the human, and use powerful interface
technologies wisely. This triadic approach (domain, human,
interface) to display and interface design stands in sharp contrast
to traditional dyadic (human, interface) approaches. The authors
describe general principles and specific strategies at length and
include concrete examples and extensive design tutorials that
illustrate quite clearly how these principles and strategies can be
applied. The coverage spans the entire continuum of interfaces that
might need to be developed in today's work places. The reason that
good interfaces are few and far between is really quite simple:
they are extremely difficult to design and build properly. While
there are many books available that address display design, most of
them focus on aesthetic principles but lack scientific rigor, or
are descriptive but not prescriptive. Whether you are exploring the
principles of interface design or designing and implementing
interfaces, this book elucidates an overarching framework for
design that can be applied to the broad spectrum of existing
domains.
This textbook provides a tutorial introduction to behavioral
applications of control theory. Control theory describes the
information one should be sensitive to and the pattern of influence
that one should exert on a dynamic system in order to achieve a
goal. As such, it is applicable to various forms of dynamic
behavior. The book primarily deals with manual control (e.g.,
moving the cursor on a computer screen, lifting an object, hitting
a ball, driving a car), both as a substantive area of study and as
a useful perspective for approaching control theory. It is the
experience of the authors that by imagining themselves as part of a
manual control system, students are better able to learn numerous
concepts in this field.
Topics include varieties of control theory, such as classical,
optimal, fuzzy, adaptive, and learning control, as well as
perception and decision making in dynamic contexts. The authors
also discuss implications of control theory for how experiments can
be conducted in the behavioral sciences. In each of these areas
they have provided brief essays intended to convey key concepts
that enable the reader to more easily pursue additional readings.
Behavioral scientists teaching control courses will be very
interested in this book.
This textbook provides a tutorial introduction to behavioral
applications of control theory. Control theory describes the
information one should be sensitive to and the pattern of influence
that one should exert on a dynamic system in order to achieve a
goal. As such, it is applicable to various forms of dynamic
behavior. The book primarily deals with manual control (e.g.,
moving the cursor on a computer screen, lifting an object, hitting
a ball, driving a car), both as a substantive area of study and as
a useful perspective for approaching control theory. It is the
experience of the authors that by imagining themselves as part of a
manual control system, students are better able to learn numerous
concepts in this field.
Topics include varieties of control theory, such as classical,
optimal, fuzzy, adaptive, and learning control, as well as
perception and decision making in dynamic contexts. The authors
also discuss implications of control theory for how experiments can
be conducted in the behavioral sciences. In each of these areas
they have provided brief essays intended to convey key concepts
that enable the reader to more easily pursue additional readings.
Behavioral scientists teaching control courses will be very
interested in this book.
There is a growing consensus in the human factors/ergonomics
community that human factors research has had little impact on
significant applied problems. Some have suggested that the problem
lies in the fact that much HF/E research has been based on the
wrong type of psychology, an information processing view of
psychology that is reductionistic and context-free. Ecological
psychology offers a viable alternative, presenting a richer view of
human behavior that is holistic and contextualized. The papers
presented in these two volumes show the conceptual impact that
ecological psychology can have on HF/E, as well as presenting a
number of specific examples illustrating the ecological approach to
human-machine systems. It is the first collection of papers that
explicitly draws a connection between these two fields. While work
in this area is only just beginning, the evidence available
suggests that taking an ecological approach to human
factors/ergonomics helps bridge the existing gap between basic
research and applied problems.
There is a growing consensus in the human factors/ergonomics
community that human factors research has had little impact on
significant applied problems. Some have suggested that the problem
lies in the fact that much HF/E research has been based on the
wrong type of psychology, an information processing view of
psychology that is reductionistic and context-free. Ecological
psychology offers a viable alternative, presenting a richer view of
human behavior that is holistic and contextualized. The papers
presented in these two volumes show the conceptual impact that
ecological psychology can have on HF/E, as well as presenting a
number of specific examples illustrating the ecological approach to
human-machine systems. It is the first collection of papers that
explicitly draws a connection between these two fields. While work
in this area is only just beginning, the evidence available
suggests that taking an ecological approach to human
factors/ergonomics helps bridge the existing gap between basic
research and applied problems.
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