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Open Source Based Knitting Machine Pattern Program Interface Usability Study

오픈 소스 기반의 니팅기 패턴 프로그램 인터페이스 사용성 연구

  • Park, Ji-Hoon (Department of Product innovation, Graduate School of Techno Design, Kook min University) ;
  • Nam, Won-Suk (Department of Industrial Design, College of design, Kookmin University) ;
  • Jang, Jung-Sik (Department of Industrial Design, College of design, Kookmin University)
  • 박지훈 (국민대학교 테크노디자인대학원 제품이노베이션학과) ;
  • 남원석 (국민대학교 조형대학 공업디자인학과) ;
  • 장중식 (국민대학교 조형대학 공업디자인학과)
  • Received : 2019.11.26
  • Accepted : 2020.04.20
  • Published : 2020.04.28

Abstract

In recent years, the needs of consumers for personality and personalized clothing are increasing. Knitting machines, which produce clothing by the user at low cost, are a good way to meet consumer demand. However, the user is having difficulty in using the knitting machine pattern program, which is a software program, independently of the operation of the knitting machine. Therefore, this study conducted a literature review prior to the empirical research and evaluated the usability by selecting three kinds of frequently used knitting machine pattern programs as research subjects. Based on the nine usability evaluation principles derived from expert group discussions, the study found that the needs of users for nine evaluation principles: visibility, conciseness, operability, consistency, accuracy, flexibility, intuition, error recognition, and supplementary explanation (The purpose of this study is to identify the direction and alternatives of usability improvement for the interface of the knitting machine pattern program.

최근 현대사회는 소비자의 개성과 개인 맞춤형 의류에 대한 니즈가 늘어가고 있다. 저비용으로 사용자가 직접 의류를 생산하는 니팅기는 소비자의 수요를 충족시킬 수 있는 좋은 수단이다. 하지만 사용자는 니팅기의 조작과는 별개로 소프트웨어 프로그램인 니팅기 패턴 프로그램의 사용에 어려움을 느끼고 있다. 이에 따라서 본 연구는 실증연구에 앞서 문헌조사를 진행하였고, 사용빈도가 높은 세 가지 니팅기 패턴 프로그램을 연구 대상으로 선정하여 사용성 평가를 진행하였다. 전문가 집단토론을 통하여 도출한 9가지 사용성 평가 원칙을 바탕으로 연구를 진행한 결과 9가지 평가 원칙인 가시성, 간결성, 조작성, 일관성, 정확성, 유연성, 직관성, 오류인지, 보충 설명에 대한 사용자의 니즈(Needs) 파악을 통하여 니팅기 패턴 프로그램의 인터페이스에 대한 사용성 개선의 방향성과 대안을 확인하고자 한다.

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