A Pattern Approach to Mobile Interaction DesignDie Verwendung von Patterns beim Entwerfen mobiler Applikationen
Thomas Grill, Bettina Biel, Volker Gruhn · it - Information Technology · 2009
Abstract There are many limitations and benefits of mobile technology and the specific situation of mobile users adds complexity through additional parameters that designers need to address. This makes designing user interfaces and user interaction for mobile applications a very complex task. To address this complexity we propose an interaction design approach using patterns for mobile interaction design. We present an iterative user centered development process which integrates the usage of an interaction pattern library within the interaction design process. By using the pattern approach, not only functional and interaction requirements but also architectural issues are considered. In addition we present tools for designers that enable them to use the pattern library according to the categorization of functionality and interaction representing the dimensions of a design task especially in mobile environments. The proposed method guides developers in their task to design interaction that matches the project´s requirements.