Re: [Usability] FYI: Thesis: "User-Interface Metaphors in Theory and Practice" [Pippin Barr]

[Alan Horkan <horkana maths tcd ie>]

> Thesis' Abstract:
> User-interface metaphors are a widely used, but poorly understood,
> technique employed in almost all graphical user-interfaces. Although
> considerable research has gone into the applications of the technique,
> little work has been performed on the analysis of the concept itself. In
> this thesis, user-interface metaphor is defined and classified in
> considerable detail so as to make it more understandable to those who
> use it. The theoretical approach is supported by practical exploration
> of the concepts developed.
>
> http://www.mcs.vuw.ac.nz/~chikken/research/thesis/final/thesis.pdf

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