Specifying Relations between Research and the Design of Human-Computer Interactions
John B. Long · 1997
This paper argues the need for more effective: human-computer interactions; design of such interactions; and research to support such design. One contribution to more effective research would be the specification of relations between research and the design of human-computer interactions. The aim of this paper is to propose such a specification. Meeting this specification renders HCI knowledge coherent, complete and ‘fit-fordesign-purpose’. The absence of such relations renders Cognitive Science knowledge not coherent, complete nor ‘fit-for-design-purpose (as opposed to ‘fit-for-understanding-purpose’). The paper concludes that specification of relations is required for more effective research support for the design of human-computer interactions.