TY - GEN
T1 - A Hierarchical Task Network-Based Approach to Generating Generic Tasks for Interface Usability Evaluation
AU - Li, Fan
AU - Chen, Chunhsien
AU - Sourina, Olga
AU - Xu, Gangyan
AU - Han, Su
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
PY - 2023/9
Y1 - 2023/9
N2 - Nowadays, increasing attention has been drawn to hybrid visualisation tools, such as the hybrid 3D-2D display. The novel visualization tools introduce several challenges in usability evaluation. One of the main challenges is how to design generic tasks to simulate complex tasks in real life. Task design is one of the most critical issues in lab-based experiments, as it will affect the generalization and effectiveness of experimental results. In this study, a novel framework for generating generic tasks for interface usability evaluation is proposed. Specifically, hierarchical task networks will be adopted for generic task generation. A case study is conducted in a hybrid interface of air traffic management. Following the proposed framework, the holding stack in air traffic management is simulated, and two generic tasks are designed accordingly. The feedback from participants confirmed the feasibility of generating generic tasks by using the hierarchical task networks-based approach. Generally, the proposed framework provides an alternative way to objectively evaluate the usability of hybrid visualisation tools.
AB - Nowadays, increasing attention has been drawn to hybrid visualisation tools, such as the hybrid 3D-2D display. The novel visualization tools introduce several challenges in usability evaluation. One of the main challenges is how to design generic tasks to simulate complex tasks in real life. Task design is one of the most critical issues in lab-based experiments, as it will affect the generalization and effectiveness of experimental results. In this study, a novel framework for generating generic tasks for interface usability evaluation is proposed. Specifically, hierarchical task networks will be adopted for generic task generation. A case study is conducted in a hybrid interface of air traffic management. Following the proposed framework, the holding stack in air traffic management is simulated, and two generic tasks are designed accordingly. The feedback from participants confirmed the feasibility of generating generic tasks by using the hierarchical task networks-based approach. Generally, the proposed framework provides an alternative way to objectively evaluate the usability of hybrid visualisation tools.
KW - hybrid visualization
KW - psychophysiological data
KW - Usability evaluation
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U2 - 10.1007/978-981-99-4882-6_60
DO - 10.1007/978-981-99-4882-6_60
M3 - Conference article published in proceeding or book
AN - SCOPUS:85172242333
SN - 9789819948819
VL - 1069
T3 - Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
SP - 435
EP - 442
BT - Man-Machine-Environment System Engineering - Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on MMESE
A2 - Long, Shengzhao
A2 - Dhillon, Balbir S.
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
T2 - Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Man-Machine-Environment System Engineering, MMESE 2023
Y2 - 20 October 2023 through 23 October 2023
ER -