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Designing Computers for Special People."

Ray Adams

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Ray Adams Centre Head, CIRCUA, Middlesex University Churchill College and PRRG, Queens College, University of Cambridge Associate Fellow BPsS Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society

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Egocentric design for UA

The Ego of the designer

⇛ designed by me for me designed by me for other

“geeks” designed for many

“geeks” designed for users designed for consumers designed for all

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The Ego of the user ⇛ designed for the

stereotype designed for the

profitable designed market

share designed for

inclusion designed for the

inclusive Information Society

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The Ego of the system ⇛

designed by a programmer

designed by a systems engineer

designed by a usability expert

designed for accessibility expert

designed for customisation

designed for adaptation

designed for adaptivity

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BUT WHO IS IN CONTROL?

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The Challenge of Diversity

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Egocentric design;

the capability of interactive system designers and users to design and develop new systems or variants of existing systems that focus on meeting their requirements better. 

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Egocentric design for UA

This is a dynamically growing area of intense activity, driven by;

user pressure, European policy on e-inclusion

and the commercial need for increased

market share.

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To understand the concept of "egocentric design" better, a number of supporting concepts are presented

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Egocentric design for UA

1. assistive technology,

2. ubiquitous design,

3. pervasive computing,

4. the information appliance, 5. universal access,

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6. Universal usability

7. design for all,

8. adaptable and adaptive technology,

9. ambient intelligence and

10.the invisible computer.  

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  An attempt is made to pull these vital concepts together in order to consider the future of computing science in the emerging Information Society."

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Egocentric design for UA

  Total immersion virtual reality

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Egocentric design for UA

Global technologiesCognitive technologies Smart technologies Virtual realities

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augmented cognition

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Egocentric design for UA

a systematic approach

simple user modelling

cognitive user models

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Egocentric design for UA

a systematic approach

simple user modelling

cognitive user models

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simplistic cognitive models

Maltese crossSimplex

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a list of cognitive factors is not enough

cognitive architecture needed

specify how functions work together

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Stimulus & Response?

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The initial studies

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Stimulus -response

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Expanding the concept(animals)

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Life is more complex

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Simple task

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Simple task?

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SIMPLEX ONE

INPUT OUTPUTEXECUTIVE

WORKING MEMORY

LONG TERM MEMORY

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SIMPLEX TWO

Complex

output

Working memory

Emotions drives

OUTPUT

Mental models

INPUT

Feedback

LONG TERM

EXEC.

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Validate the model: Adams, R. (2007). Decision and Stress: Cognition and e-

Accessibility in the Information Workplace.

Universal Access in the Information

Society. 5, 363-379.

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Apply the model:

systematic identify abilities disabilities

develop solutions / skills

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Recipe for egocentric design (1) modelling; users platforms tasks / functions contexts of use

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Recipe for egocentric design (2) application of expertise; user psychology accessibility task analysis links between design and

coding

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Recipe for egocentric design (3) enjoy!