MEDITE – uma metodologia orientada a modelos para concepção de interfaces ergonômicas.

Abstract

This work presents a proposal of a model-guided methodology to design ergonomical user interface (MEDITE). MEDITE proposes the use of conceptual models in all stages of the design process. This methodology guides the conceptual and architectural specification of the interface according to a well defined model. It begins with the user task model, and applies ergonomical rules formulated from the existing ergonomical knowledge. Its main characteristics are the simplicity of the interaction model and the objectivity of the rules. These make the methodology easy to be understood and learnt. Two models have been adopted in this approach: MAD* for analysis, description and modelling of the user tasks; and EDITOR as the interaction model unified with the interface architecture model.