%0 Conference Paper %1 Qian:2011:AMM:2087756.2087780 %A Qian, Xiaofan %A Yang, Ying %A Gong, Yong %B Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Virtual Reality Continuum and Its Applications in Industry %C New York, NY, USA %D 2011 %I ACM %K concept design gui interface user %P 171--178 %R 10.1145/2087756.2087780 %T The art of metaphor: a method for interface design based on mental models %U http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/2087756.2087780 %X People tend to form an internal model of systems and how they work. An accurate mental model helps promote user experience and performance. As a result, interface designs that are based on a users mental model have been discussed frequently. However, the concept of a mental model has varying interpretations and is considered difficult to operationalize. Against this background, we propose a framework that demonstrates the structure of a mental model and the role it plays in human-computer interactions (HCI). Accordingly, a method is proposd for interface design. This method is supported by recent cognitive psychology theory and is practical for engineering projects. %@ 978-1-4503-1060-4

@inproceedings{Qian:2011:AMM:2087756.2087780, abstract = {People tend to form an internal model of systems and how they work. An accurate mental model helps promote user experience and performance. As a result, interface designs that are based on a users mental model have been discussed frequently. However, the concept of a mental model has varying interpretations and is considered difficult to operationalize. Against this background, we propose a framework that demonstrates the structure of a mental model and the role it plays in human-computer interactions (HCI). Accordingly, a method is proposd for interface design. This method is supported by recent cognitive psychology theory and is practical for engineering projects.}, acmid = {2087780}, added-at = {2012-09-12T17:05:44.000+0200}, address = {New York, NY, USA}, author = {Qian, Xiaofan and Yang, Ying and Gong, Yong}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/26a4e9836895c40041b30a7f501cd3b7a/sac}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Virtual Reality Continuum and Its Applications in Industry}, description = {The art of metaphor}, doi = {10.1145/2087756.2087780}, interhash = {159aa0fbe702742ead0f2d9b3a59c46d}, intrahash = {6a4e9836895c40041b30a7f501cd3b7a}, isbn = {978-1-4503-1060-4}, keywords = {concept design gui interface user}, location = {Hong Kong, China}, numpages = {8}, pages = {171--178}, publisher = {ACM}, series = {VRCAI '11}, timestamp = {2012-09-12T17:05:45.000+0200}, title = {The art of metaphor: a method for interface design based on mental models}, url = {http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/2087756.2087780}, year = 2011 }