abstract The main objective of this chapter is to present a comparative evaluation between two e-learning systems from the end user (learner) perspective. The evaluation instrument is based on a multiplatform e-learning systems framework and a modified version of the Questionnaire for User Interface Satisfaction (QUIS). First, the evaluation intends to compare the achievable level of overall th...

Combining Eye Gaze Input with a Brain-Computer Interface for Touchless Human-Computer Interaction Thorsten O. Zander2, Matti Gaertner2, Christian Kothe2 and Roman Vilimek 1 Siemens AG, Corporate Technology, User Interface Design Otto-Hahn-Ring 6, 81730 Munich, Germany 2 Technische Universitaet Berlin, Chair of Human-Machine Systems, Team PhyPA Franklinstr. 28-29, 10587 Berlin, Germany thorsten....

User interface design and development for ubiquitous software applications is challenged by the presence of varying contexts. Context comprises of user’s computing platform, the environment in which the user is interacting with the application and user characteristics which comprise of user’s behavior during interaction and user preferences for interface display and interaction. We present a fr...

a computer software was designed to facilitate identification of nematode species. the first section of the computer program was prepared to identify the species of the genus criconemoides. nemidsoft can be easily installed on personal computers with a minimal requirements. the software can be edited by users and developed and generalized to other genera of the nematodes. by having the morpholo...

Executive Summary Researchers have suggested that up to 50 % of the effort in development of information systems is devoted to user interface development Yet little study has been performed on the inclusion of important interface and human-computer interaction topics into a current information technology related curriculum. Particularly the IS (Information Systems) discipline has shown little i...

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This article presents a review on how software usability could be increased for users with less computer literacy. The literature was reviewed to extract user interface design principles by identifying the similar problems of this group of users. There are different groups of users with less computer literacy. However, based on the literature three groups of them need special attention from sof...

Distributed User Interfaces (DUIs) have become one vivid area of research and development in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) where many dramatic changes occur in the way we can interact with interactive systems. DUIs attempt to surpass user interfaces that are manipulated only by a single end user, on the same computing platform, and in the same environment, with little or no variations among ...

Many people in wheelchairs are unable to control a powered wheelchair with the standard joystick interface. A robotic wheelchair can provide users with driving assistance, taking over low-level navigation to allow its user to travel efficiently and with greater ease. Our robotic wheelchair system, Wheelesley, consists of a standard powered wheelchair with an on-board computer, sensors and a gra...

An interactive multimedia tool, Nuclides.net, has been developed at the Institute for Transuranium Elements. The Nuclides.net “integrated environment” is a suite of computer programs ranging from a powerful user-friendly interface, which allows the user to navigate the nuclides chart and explore the properties of nuclides, to various computational modules. Through this powerful interface, the u...