Open AccessDesign Space and Evaluation Challenges of Adaptive Graphical User Interfaces
Author(s) -
Findlater Leah,
Gajos Krzysztof Z.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
ai magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 2371-9621
pISSN - 0738-4602
DOI - 10.1609/aimag.v30i4.2268
Subject(s) - human–computer interaction , computer science , graphical user interface , post wimp , user interface , user interface design , task (project management) , space (punctuation) , presentation (obstetrics) , graphical user interface testing , adaptive design , computer user satisfaction , user modeling , user experience design , systems engineering , engineering , programming language , medicine , radiology , pathology , clinical trial , operating system
Adaptive graphical user interfaces (GUIs) have the potential to improve performance and user satisfaction by automatically tailoring the presentation of functionality to each individual user. In practice, however, many challenges exist, and evaluation results of adaptive GUIs have been mixed. To guide researchers and designers in developing effective adaptive GUIs, we outline a design space and discuss three important aspects to consider when conducting user evaluations of these types of interfaces: the control and reporting of adaptive algorithm characteristics, the impact of task choice and user characteristics on the overall effectiveness of a design, and evaluation measures that are appropriate for adaptive interaction.