A proto-pattern language for human-computer interaction.

Human-computer interaction explores the relation between human (user) and system (computer) in the context of a socio-technical environment. The roots of the complexity and diversity of this field are deep in its social nature (human factor) as well as the changeability of the growing new technology. We need a shared language for communicating insights and experiences to resolve common difficult problems encountered in this field. One way to create a shared language is to build a pattern language. A language of this sort is a collection of patterns which share similar assumptions, terminology, and context. The goal of my thesis is to write such a pattern language for human-computer interaction. To organize the space of an informative artifact and the structure of my proposed proto-pattern language, I borrowed the theory of representation and spatial organization of the pattern based architecture. The idea of creative user participation is also extracted from this kind of architecture. Christopher Alexander’s pattern theory helped me to find a proper representation for this idea to correspond with the contemporary way of thinking about the system. To write this language, I have used the vocabulary, terminology, and conventions of the software pattern community. My proto-pattern language advocates the application of participatory design instead of conventional joint application design approach. This proto-pattern language is primarily concerned with the communicative aspects of human-computer interaction and does not cover all subjects of this field.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Architecture (M.Arch.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Architecture

Grantor dc:publisher

Carleton University

Year dc:date.issued

2000

Author dc:creator

• Azad, Minoo

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright © 2000 the author(s). Theses may be used for non-commercial research, educational, or related academic purposes only. Such uses include personal study, research, scholarship, and teaching. Theses may only be shared by linking to Carleton University Institutional Repository and no part may be used without proper attribution to the author. No part may be used for commercial purposes directly or indirectly via a for-profit platform; no adaptation or derivative works are permitted without consent from the copyright owner.

Language dc:language.iso

en

DOI

10.22215/etd/2000-04510

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:carleton.scholaris.ca:20.500.14718/35622