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Minimizing Ecological Gaps in Interface Design
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/52.16905January/February 1989 (vol. 6 no. 1) pp. 78-86
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John C. Thomas, Wendy A. Kellogg, "Minimizing Ecological Gaps in Interface Design," IEEE Software, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 78-86, January/February, 1989.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/52.16905,
author = {John C. Thomas and Wendy A. Kellogg},
title = {Minimizing Ecological Gaps in Interface Design},
journal ={IEEE Software},
volume = {6},
number = {1},
issn = {0740-7459},
year = {1989},
pages = {78-86},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/52.16905},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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JO - IEEE Software
TI - Minimizing Ecological Gaps in Interface Design
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SN - 0740-7459
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EPD - 78-86
A1 - John C. Thomas,
A1 - Wendy A. Kellogg,
PY - 1989
KW - ecological gaps; interface design; interface evaluation; tasks; systems; real-world context; specific techniques; user interfaces
VL - 6
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The authors explore what they call an ecological gap between what is observed during interface evaluation in a laboratory and what happens when the interface is used in the real world. They look at the gap as it relates to users, tasks, systems, and the real-world context. They propose specific techniques to be used at different phases of development for evaluation and tuning the interfaces in a real-world context.

Index Terms:
ecological gaps; interface design; interface evaluation; tasks; systems; real-world context; specific techniques; user interfaces
Citation:
John C. Thomas, Wendy A. Kellogg, "Minimizing Ecological Gaps in Interface Design," IEEE Software, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 78-86, Jan./Feb. 1989, doi:10.1109/52.16905
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