JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science 14(16): 2614-2629, doi: 10.3217/jucs-014-16-2614
Cognitive Ergonomics in Interface Design - Discussion of a Moving Science
expand article infoGerrit C. Van Der Veer‡
‡ Open University, Heerlen, Netherlands

Corresponding author: Gerrit Van Der Veer ( gerrit@acm.org )

© Gerrit Van Der Veer.
This article is freely available under the J.UCS Open Content License.
Citation: Van Der Veer GC (2008) Cognitive Ergonomics in Interface Design - Discussion of a Moving Science. JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science 14(16): 2614-2629. https://doi.org/10.3217/jucs-014-16-2614
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Abstract
Cognitive Ergonomics is discussed as a systematic base for user interface design. The history of the discipline, explicitly existing now for about 25 years, is discussed, from participatory design, through various flavors of user centered design, to contextual design. Several persistent misunderstandings regarding the need for user interface design are analyzed. The concept of activity centered design is proposed as state of the art approach, and several techniques that support this paradigm are mentioned and illustrated.
Keywords
cognitive ergonomics, user interface design