Semiotics and Human‐Computer Interaction

Souza, Clarisse Sieckenius de

doi:10.1002/9781118976005.ch2

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“…De Souza [16], for instance, introduced a theory of semiotic engineering designed to analyze the connection between system signs (e.g., links, icons, buttons, etc. ), semantics and functions, with the aim of understanding the meta-communication between designers and users [16], [17], [20], [32]- [34]. She proposed two methods to assess the communicability of software artifacts: (i) the semiotic inspection method (SIM) [17], and (ii) the communicability evaluation method (CEM) [18].…”

Section: Related Work a Semiotic Theories Framework Methods For Ui Design And Evaluationmentioning

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Evaluating Web and Mobile User Interfaces With Semiotics: An Empirical Study

Islam¹,

Bouwman

Islam

2020

IEEE Access

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Computer interface signs, such as navigational links, thumbnails, small images, command buttons, symbols, icons, etc., which serve as communication artifacts between designers/systems and users, constitute an under-researched area. To design and evaluate intuitive interface signs, the Semiotic Interface Sign Design and Evaluation (SIDE) framework was developed. The aim of this study is to test the framework's applicability to evaluate web and mobile user interfaces. To that end, two empirical user studies were conducted among a total of 86 practitioners (n1 = 58, n2 = 28). The results show that the SIDE framework helps identify unique usability problems, such as the intuitiveness of interface signs in terms of their referential meaning, which would not have been detected with traditional heuristic evaluation methods. The paper increases our understanding of the intuitive nature of interface signs of web and mobile interfaces, and of the practical use of intuitive signs.

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Evaluating Web and Mobile User Interfaces With Semiotics: An Empirical Study

Islam¹,

Bouwman

Islam

2020

IEEE Access

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“…Values and ideal rules are intrinsic to HCI. When Carroll [53] states that "the special value and contribution of HCI is that it will investigate, develop, and harness those new areas of possibility not merely as technologies or designs, but as means for enhancing human activity and experience", and when de Souza [28] states that the designers' intent is ultimately to satisfy the users, these statements communicate ideal rules for the designers, for the design process, for the design product, and for HCI as a discipline. Although such a view may sound obvious for HCI researches and practitioners, the same does not hold for Computer Science and ICT professionals who very often have a technically-centered background and experiences.…”

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An Essay on Human Values in HCI

Pereira

Baranauskas

Liu

2018

JIS

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Academic literature has indicated a new moment for the HCI field that requires it to revisit methods and practices to consider aspects that are difficult to deal with, such as human values and culture. Although recognized as important and a challenge for HCI, human values is still a topic that demands investigation, discussion, and practical results (theoretical, methodological, technical) so that it may become somewhat useful for HCI as both a discipline and a community. This paper presents an informed discussion in which we explore possible understandings for values in HCI, the importance of the topic, and existing approaches. We draw on the literature and on our own research experiences in the topic to develop critical discussions and suggest possible directions for advancing the research and practice in the context of this challenge.

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“…The interdisciplinary nature of HCI studies justifies the application of a discipline like semiotics (Souza, 2005), which reunites these epistemological approaches in an understanding of the production of signs via functions and thus via signals. From this, it can be inferred that “basic computer skills exhibited by contemporary users are in fact semiotic engineering abilities of the same sort required from professional designers” (Souza, 2013; https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/book/the-encyclopedia-of-human-computer-interaction-2nd-ed/semiotics). The focus of semiotics on natural languages, as Tanaka-Ishii (2010) notes, has found its development mainly in humanities, whereas formal language—and, as per Winograd, “language as action”—is the focus of science and engineering (pp.…”

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“…Thus, abduction would correspond with the input signal as it belongs to the environment of the player’s decision-action, while the output signal matches with a modified version of the previous input signal due to the machine’s conditions of function, that is, the elementary configurative functions in their distinct genre combinations. According to the interpretation provided by Souza (2005, p. 42, 2013) regarding Peirce’s (1868) use of semiotics in the field of HCI studies, three aspects of the sign are distinguished as follows: “object” (referent), “representamen” (representation), and “interpretant” (meaning in the beholder’s mind). This can be said to match exactly with the designer–system–user relationship.…”

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Beyond Rules and Mechanics: A Different Approach for Ludology

Vargas-Iglesias

Navarrete-Cardero

2019

Games and Culture

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Due to its affiliation with formalism, ludology, the scientific perspective prioritized in game studies, considers the rule–mechanic binomial to be an essential principle of any scholarly approach to video games. Nevertheless, the limitation of the game system order implies that, as a fundamental part of this epistemological approach, the empirical validity of its methodology is already being rejected. As such, this article attempts to shift the focus away from the rule–mechanic relation, and from a cybersemiotic perspective, to refocus it on a conceptualization of the human–machine relationship. In order to do so, the concept of convolution regarding said relation is defined, including both parts of the video game system in terms of signal processing. Likewise, this model is contrasted with a randomized total sample of 1,200 games ( N = 1,200, n = 300) in order to arrive at a set of conclusions about the behavior of the distinct video game genres in the indicated terms.

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Semiotics and Human‐Computer Interaction

Cited by 9 publications

References 47 publications

Evaluating Web and Mobile User Interfaces With Semiotics: An Empirical Study

Evaluating Web and Mobile User Interfaces With Semiotics: An Empirical Study

An Essay on Human Values in HCI

Beyond Rules and Mechanics: A Different Approach for Ludology

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