Alan, ...tasks, but without having CS educations. As a result, many such >products are scarcely usable. > >There are two things that may help. First (main focus of my >research) is to present programmable features in a way that does >not presume the user shares CS graduates' mental models. Second >(this discussion) is to make sure that we educate children to >deal with future technology trends, by providing them with a >model that helps them understand what the CS-trained designers >are trying to achieve.
Organise the education an entire countries children on the basis of the short comings of a few (1000?) engineers? The solution is time. As the Chinese would say, we are living in interesting times. Eventually a common interface that works will evolve and sooner or later it will be patent free. Look how long did it take for other household items to evolve a common interface (ok, so they have not all reached that stage yet). Of course there is nothing to stop companies claiming that their products are ergonomic, especially if it boosts profits! http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=19042 derek -- Derek M Jones tel: +44 (0) 1252 520 667 Knowledge Software Ltd mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Applications Standards Conformance Testing http://www.knosof.co.uk ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PPIG Discuss List ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Discuss admin: http://limitlessmail.net/mailman/listinfo/discuss Announce admin: http://limitlessmail.net/mailman/listinfo/announce PPIG Discuss archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40ppig.org/
