Perceptions on interaction design in Malaysia

Perceptions on interaction design in Malaysia

Even though researchers have introduced Human Computer Interaction (HCI) methodologies, since 1980's, Malaysia's user interface is still considered inadequate. Despite being aware of the importance of usable design, several non-technical issues have more significant influence towards poorl...

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Main Authors: Hussein, Idayawati, Abu Seman, Esmadi Abu, Mahmud, Murni
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Springer-Verlag 2009
Subjects:
T58.5 Information technology
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spelling iium-49362012-09-06T05:53:32Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/4936/ Perceptions on interaction design in Malaysia Hussein, Idayawati Abu Seman, Esmadi Abu Mahmud, Murni T58.5 Information technology Even though researchers have introduced Human Computer Interaction (HCI) methodologies, since 1980's, Malaysia's user interface is still considered inadequate. Despite being aware of the importance of usable design, several non-technical issues have more significant influence towards poorly designed user interface in Malaysia. This paper reports the findings of a study of interaction design and/or any HCI methodologies in practice among Malaysian companies for software design and computer-related design development. The research involved senior Information Communication Technology (ICT) managers and focused on the application developers, whose job descriptions and responsibilities vary. The study used semi-structured interviews and a focus group study to uncover the current perceptions of people involved in ICT project development. The findings serve as a pointer to the Malaysian government and stakeholders towards the improvement of user interface design. Springer-Verlag 2009 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/4936/5/Perception_of_Interaction_Idya_Murni.pdf Hussein, Idayawati and Abu Seman, Esmadi Abu and Mahmud, Murni (2009) Perceptions on interaction design in Malaysia. In: Internationalization, design and global development. Lecture Notes in Computer Science , 5623 (5623). Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Germany, pp. 356-365. http://www.springerlink.com/content/r6v378m73544m822/fulltext.pdf
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topic T58.5 Information technology
spellingShingle T58.5 Information technology
Hussein, Idayawati
Abu Seman, Esmadi Abu
Mahmud, Murni
Perceptions on interaction design in Malaysia
description Even though researchers have introduced Human Computer Interaction (HCI) methodologies, since 1980's, Malaysia's user interface is still considered inadequate. Despite being aware of the importance of usable design, several non-technical issues have more significant influence towards poorly designed user interface in Malaysia. This paper reports the findings of a study of interaction design and/or any HCI methodologies in practice among Malaysian companies for software design and computer-related design development. The research involved senior Information Communication Technology (ICT) managers and focused on the application developers, whose job descriptions and responsibilities vary. The study used semi-structured interviews and a focus group study to uncover the current perceptions of people involved in ICT project development. The findings serve as a pointer to the Malaysian government and stakeholders towards the improvement of user interface design.
format Book Chapter
author Hussein, Idayawati
Abu Seman, Esmadi Abu
Mahmud, Murni
author_facet Hussein, Idayawati
Abu Seman, Esmadi Abu
Mahmud, Murni
author_sort Hussein, Idayawati
title Perceptions on interaction design in Malaysia
title_short Perceptions on interaction design in Malaysia
title_full Perceptions on interaction design in Malaysia
title_fullStr Perceptions on interaction design in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Perceptions on interaction design in Malaysia
title_sort perceptions on interaction design in malaysia
publisher Springer-Verlag
publishDate 2009
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/4936/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/4936/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/4936/5/Perception_of_Interaction_Idya_Murni.pdf
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