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Ecological Interface Design for Pasteurizer II: A Process Description of Semantic Mapping

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois

C. Reising

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois

Penelope M. Sanderson

Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia

Ecological interface design (EID) is proving to be a promising approach to the design of interfaces for complex dynamic systems. Although the principles of EID and examples of its effective use are widely available, few readily available examples exist of how the individual displays that constitute an ecological interface are developed. This paper presents the semantic mapping process within EID in the context of prior theoretical work in this area. The semantic mapping process that was used in developing an ecological interface for the Pasteurizer II microworld is outlined, and the results of an evaluation of the ecological interface against a more conventional interface are briefly presented. Subjective reports indicate features of the ecological interface that made it particularly valuable for participants. Finally, we outline the steps of an analytic process for using EID. The findings presented here can be applied in the design of ecological interfaces or of configural displays for dynamic processes.

Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Vol. 44, No. 2, 222-247 (2002)
DOI: 10.1518/0018720024497952


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