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Conceptual models are used in HCI and interaction design as a way for designers to communicate how they interpret users' mental models to stakeholders, team members, and developers. They help ensure that everyone involved in the design process understands how users interact with the product or service.
• Developing a conceptual model involves good understanding of the problem space, specifying what it is you are doing, why, and how it will support users • A conceptual model is a high-level description of a product in terms of what users can do with it and the concepts they need to understand how to interact with it
Learn how to design interfaces that match users' mental models and expectations. Explore examples, principles, and design guides for conceptual models and interface metaphors in HCI.
HCI Models, Theories and Frameworks: Toward a multidisciplinary science edited by John Carroll (2003) provides an in-depth introduction to the most influential theoretical approaches across the HCI field.
1 sty 2002 · What a Conceptual Model Is. A conceptual model is a high-level description of how a system is organized and operates. It specifies and describes: the major design metaphors and analogies employed in the design, if any.
Both new input and output technologies allow users to communicate with digital artifacts in almost limitless ways. However, our understanding of the human computer interface originates from early HCI research, based on the desktop metaphor, including the user, the system, input and output.
Explain the difference between: A conceptual design and an interface design. A conceptual model and a user’s mental model. Given a scenario: Identify and list the components a conceptual model should include (e.g., metaphors, interaction types, objects/attributes, etc.)
