With ever cheaper and more powerful technology. the proliferation of computer systems, and higher expectations of their users, the user interface is now seen as a crucial part of any interactive system. As the designers and users of interactive software have found, though, it can be both difficult and costly to create good interactive software. It is therefore appropriate to look at ways of "engineering" the interface as well as the application. which we choose to do by using the software engineering techniques of specification and prototyping. Formally specifying the user interface allows the designer to reason about its properties in the light of the many guidelines on the subject. Early availability of prototypes of the user interface allows the designer to experiment with alternative options and to elicit feedback from potential users. This thesis presents tools and techniques (collectively called SPI) for specifying and prototyping the dialogues between an interactive system and its users. They are based on a formal specification and rapid prototyping method and notation called me too. and were originally designed as an extension to me too. They have also been implemented under UNIX*. thus enabling a transition from the formal specification to its implementation. *UNIX is a trademark of AT&T Bell Laboratories.

Thesis (M.E.) - Dept. of Electrical Engineering, University of Adelaide, 1979. / Typescript (photocopy).

Thesis (M.S.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1994. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 118-123). Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (M.C.S.)--Carleton University, 1988. / Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (Master of Computer Science) Naval Postgraduate School, September 1993. / Thesis advisor(s): David R. Pratt. "September 1993." Bibliography: p. 67-69. Also availalbe online.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of California, San Diego, 2008. / Title from 1st page of PDF file (viewed June 15, 2010). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Includes bibliographical references: P. 60-61.

Thesis (M.S.)--Oregon Graduate Center, 1986.

The objectives of the research were to determine whether there is a preferred device in the home environment that the consumer would perceive to be easy to use, offer a sense of security and allow the seamless purchase of commodity items. The research involved interviews with leading managers in large corporations that influence the development of products used in the home environment as well as a survey to a controlled group of consumer electronic experts. The research findings show that although there is much hype about the future of certain technology devices for use in the home environment, the consumer is interested in an easy to use technology that offers seamless connectivity in a secure environment with trusted service providers. Lastly, the findings established that further in depth research is required on the impact of the new wireless networks and mobile connectivity. / Mrs. Nikki Kettles

Master of Information Systems

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