A SERVICE-ORIENTED APPROACH FOR INTERACTIVE COMPUTING

ABSTRACT The introduction of new technologies leads to a more and more complex interactive systems design. In order to describe the future interactive system, the human computer interaction domain uses specific models, design processes and tools in order to represent, create, store and manipulate models. The aim of our work is to provide a theoretical conceptual approach to facilitate the work of model designers and project managers by helping them in choosing processes, models and modeling environments adapted to their specific needs. This paper details the use of a service-oriented approach for model management. Our proposals are related to three different abstract levels: the operational level to choose the appropriate modelling tool, the organisational level to select a design process and the intentional level to define modelling goals. Keywords: HCI, model, service, model management, modeling tools, modeling services. Un enfoque basado en servicios para sistemas inform\ub4aticos interactivos RESUMEN Un enfoque basado en servicios para sistemas inform\ue1ticos interactivos La introducci\uf3n de nuevas tecnolog\uedas conduce a un dise\uf1o de sistemas interactivos cada vez m\ue1s complejo. Para describir el futuro sistema interactivo, el dominio de la interacci\uf3n humano-computador usa modelos espec\uedficos, procesos de dise\uf1o y herramientas para representar, crear, almacenar y manipular modelos. El objetivo de nuestro trabajo es proporcionar un enfoque te\uf3rico-conceptual para facilitar el trabajo de los dise\uf1adores de modelos y jefes de proyectos, ayud\ue1ndoles en la selecci\uf3n de procesos, modelos y ambientes de modelado adaptados a sus necesidades especificas. Este art\uedculo detalla el empleo de una propuesta a base de servicios para la gesti\uf3n de modelos. Nuestras proposiciones se fundamentan sobre tres niveles de abstracci\uf3n: el nivel operacional para escoger la herramienta de modelaje adecuada, el nivel organizacional para seleccionar un proceso de dise\uf1o y el nivel intencional para los objetivos de modelaje. Palabras claves del Autor: Interacci\uf3n humano-computador, gesti\uf3n de modelos, herramientas de modelaje, servicios de modelaje.<br

Un enfoque basado en servicios para sistemas informáticos interactivos

The introduction of new technologies leads to a more and more complex interactive systems design. In order to describe the future interactive system, the human computer interaction domain uses specific models, design processes and tools in order to represent, create, store and manipulate models. The aim of our work is to provide a theoretical conceptual approach to facilitate the work of model designers and project managers by helping them in choosing processes, models and modeling environments adapted to their specific needs. This paper details the use of a service-oriented approach for model management. Our proposals are related to three different abstract levels: the operational level to choose the appropriate modelling tool, the organisational level to select a design process and the intentional level to define modelling goals.La introducción de nuevas tecnologías conduce a un diseño de sistemas interactivos cada vez más complejo. Para describir el futuro sistema interactivo, el dominio de la interacción humano-computador usa modelos específicos, procesos de diseño y herramientas para representar, crear, almacenar y manipular modelos. El objetivo de nuestro trabajo es proporcionar un enfoque teórico-conceptual para facilitar el trabajo de los diseñadores de modelos y jefes de proyectos, ayudándoles en la selección de procesos, modelos y ambientes de modelado adaptados a sus necesidades específicas. Este artículo detalla el empleo de una propuesta a base de servicios para la gestión de modelos. Nuestras proposiciones se fundamentan sobre tres niveles de abstracción: el nivel operacional para escoger la herramienta de modelaje adecuada, el nivel organizacional para seleccionar un proceso de diseño y el nivel intencional para los objetivos de modelaje

A generic approach to the evolution of interaction in ubiquitous systems

This dissertation addresses the challenge of the configuration of modern (ubiquitous, context-sensitive, mobile et al.) interactive systems where it is difficult or impossible to predict (i) the resources available for evolution, (ii) the criteria for judging the success of the evolution, and (iii) the degree to which human judgements must be involved in the evaluation process used to determine the configuration. In this thesis a conceptual model of interactive system configuration over time (known as interaction evolution) is presented which relies upon the follow steps; (i) identification of opportunities for change in a system, (ii) reflection on the available configuration alternatives, (iii) decision-making and (iv) implementation, and finally iteration of the process. This conceptual model underpins the development of a dynamic evolution environment based on a notion of configuration evaluation functions (hereafter referred to as evaluation functions) that provides greater flexibility than current solutions and, when supported by appropriate tools, can provide a richer set of evaluation techniques and features that are difficult or impossible to implement in current systems. Specifically this approach has support for changes to the approach, style or mode of use used for configuration - these features may result in more effective systems, less effort involved to configure them and a greater degree of control may be offered to the user. The contributions of this work include; (i) establishing the the need for configuration evolution through a literature review and a motivating case study experiment, (ii) development of a conceptual process model supporting interaction evolution, (iii) development of a model based on the notion of evaluation functions which is shown to support a wide range of interaction configuration approaches, (iv) a characterisation of the configuration evaluation space, followed by (v) an implementation of these ideas used in (vi) a series of longitudinal technology probes and investigations into the approaches