Human-computer interaction: The effect of application domain knowledge on icon visualization

Journal of Computer Information Systems

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 53-62

  Siau, Keng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Application Domain Knowledge; Experimental Study; Human Information Processing Systems; Iconic Interface; Problem Space

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMAN INFORMATION-PROCESSING SYSTEMS; IONIC INTERFACES; PROBLEM SPACE;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DATA PROCESSING; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); PROBLEM SOLVING; VISUALIZATION;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 18744362182     PISSN: 08874417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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