• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.10 no.5
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• pp.185-201
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• 2010

Interactive space became one of the major design paradigms. For elevating the interactive effect in this, we need user-centered design methodology which uses the influential factors on the interactivity. As the second paper of three-linked studies for the interactivity in the interactive space, this research analyzed the interface factors' specific attributes for supporting behavioral participation. 'Interface' is one of three main factors on the interactivity(Intersubject/Interface/Interaction). Its role in the interactive space is to induce or support user's participations which bring the interactive changes into the designs. Qualitative case analysis was the main method and 30 cases were investigated. 'Individual analysis-Transitional description-Generalization' were the progressive steps for case analysis. As final results, 17 attributes for supporting behavioral participation were analyzed.

• Archives of design research
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.15-25
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• 2001

With the rapid development of current internet, digital age make human beings intangible. Haptic sense was recognized less important than visual sense and auditory sense, but it plays an important role in determining the quality of products. The goals of this study are embodying haptics using Visual and Auditory preception and designing Visual-Auditory Haptic interface, in the case of actual touching is required but impossible. This study was carried out 3 steps. Firstly, developing the concept of Visual-Auditory Haptic Interface(VAHI) was carried out to make it certain the direction of this study. To get common factors of VAHI, this study researched physical-mechanism of visual, auditory, and haptics senses, and psychological-mechanism. Secondly, identifying factors of V/A haptic sense was analysed by web-evaluation test, to be categorized 11 Emotional Haptic Factors(EHF) and some Design Haptic Factors(DHF). The relation of EHF and DHF was analysed and summarized to VAHI design check sheet. Finally, Applying DHF to VAHI by EHF according to VAHI design check sheet was validated by web-evaluation test, to be resulted 13% increase in reliability and the same in usability. Conclusively, the possibility of embodying haptics using Visual and Auditory preception was resulted to be valid. And this concept can be applied to an interface, such a internet shopping mall and virtual reality, which requires actual touching to perceive haptic information, but it is impossible.

• 한국HCI학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.02a
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• pp.888-894
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• 2009

Recently, touch screen systems with direct touch interfaces are prevailing in digital products such as MP3's, DMB's, PDA's and navigators, which give rise to new interface issues related to speed, feedback and accuracy, and consider additional considerations for solving those issues in evaluation processes. Although paper prototyping method, the one of applicable methods, is efficient ways to evaluate the touch interface, it still requires a certain amount of adaptations for touch interfaces. This study aims to identify emerged issues regarding to paper-prototyping method for the evaluation of touch interface, to come up with alternatives for applying the method. The study started with analyzing the touch interface in digital products, and suggests the 'Touch Wheel' interface based on mainly used interface. 'Touch Wheel' interface allows the user searching for her/his favorite songs by rolling 'wheel-like' menu list. The Userbility test was conducted by 24 MP3 users with 4 times, and based on such conditions as materials, making methods and evaluating process of paper prototyping for evaluating the touch interface, effective alternatives were considered in each evaluation steps. As a result, paper prototypes for evaluating the touch interface should give active operations to subjects by offering direct experience, so as to provide subjects with proper feedbacks and for designers to collect effective alternatives for expected problems in initial interface design process.

• 한국HCI학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2008.02b
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• pp.304-309
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• 2008

The development in information technology allowed most of the information around us into digital information, in other words, a database. The innovation increased the accessibility and helped this society change into an informational age. However, there is a shortcoming of this open source as the users have difficulty in assorting the information that s/he needs and realizing if the information provided is important. Therefore, the need for search engine has risen in such a way to increase the accessibility and facilitation of information provided to the users through searching the necessary information in the database by an easy and accurate way. This study aims to increase the utilization of search engine through relationship analysis between purpose of user and interface design factors of search engine. Also, it intends to propose design guidelines for search engine interface design in order to increase user satisfaction and usability. This study categorized and correlated the relationships of the purpose in using the search engine and types of search engine interfaces. This study explicates the critical properties in designing each search engine interface according to the purpose of the users in using them. Also, this study proposes recommendations for appropriate design guidelines for search engine interface and effective advertisement use through properties of interface and their importance. The search engine interface suggested from the result provides interface that allows efficient search for desired information and embrace a variety in users, eventually increasing the usability in search engine.

• The Journal of Society for e-Business Studies
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.111-124
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• 2008

The development in information technology allowed most of the information around us into digital information, in other words, a database. The innovation increased the accessibility and helped this society change into an informational age. However, there is a shortcoming of this open source as the users have difficulty in assorting the information that s/he needs and realizing if the information provided is important. Therefore, the need for search engine has risen in such a way to increase the accessibility and facilitation of information provided to the users through searching the necessary information in the database by an easy and accurate way. This aim of study should propose the important design attribute to increase the utilization of search engine through relationship analysis between purpose of user and interface design factors of search engine. In other words, these attributes, as design guideline, could apply to the search engine interface design considering of user's search goal. For this, the purpose in using the search engine and types of search engine interfaces were categorized and correlated the relationships. The search engine interface suggested from the result provides interface that allows efficient search for desired information and embrace a variety in users, eventually increasing the usability in search engine.

• 한국HCI학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.02b
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• pp.69-75
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• 2006

디지털 테크놀로지의 비약적인 발전으로 우리는 연령과 계층을 막론하고 실생활 측면에서 사용자 환경의 변화, 디자인 시각의 변화 등 많은 변화의 사례들을 인지할 수 있다. 그 중에서도 최근 유아들의 전유물이었던 완구 시장이 학생, 성인들 대상으로 마케팅이 확장되면서 기존에 없었던 보다 지능적인 시스템과 다양한 콘텐츠를 보유하고 혁신적인 인터페이스를 갖춘 디지털 인텔리전트 브릭(Digital Intelligent Brick)완구가 시장을 빠르게 확대해 나가고 있다. 이처럼 아날로그 브릭에서 디지털 브릭으로의 새로운 변화를 주도한 대표적인 예로는 MIT와 공동연구로 개발된 로보틱스 인벤션 시스템(Robotics Invention System)인 레고(Lego)의 '마인드스톰'을 들 수 있다. 인텔리전트 브릭 시스템 완구는 Stud와 Tube의 Elements로 이루어진 기본적이고 반복적인 재료의 속성에서 시스템의 무한한 가변성과 사용자의 다양한 조건에 맞춘 인터페이스를 적용함으로써 창의적 결과물로의 확장성을 나타내고 있다. 본 연구에서는 디지털 테크놀로지를 기반으로 한 사용자중심 콘텐츠 속성을 지닌 인텔리전트 브릭 시스템에서의 시스템 구조 가변성 및 인터페이스 디자인의 확장성, 그리고 사용자 인터랙션 측면에 관하여 분석해 보고자 한다. 이를 토대로 인텔리전트 브릭 시스템이 향후 디지털 디자인 산업의 다양한 측면에서 보다 적극적으로 활용될 수 있는 기초를 제시하는 데 본 연구의 목적이 있다고 할 것이다.

• Journal of the HCI Society of Korea
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.45-51
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• 2007

Space planning is one of the popular applications of VR technology including interior design, architecture design, and factory layout. In order to provide easier methods to accommodate physical objects into virtual space planning task, we suggest applying mixed reality (MR) interface. We describe our hardware and software of our MR system designed according to requirements of the application domain. In brief, our system hardware consists of a video see-through display with a touch screen interface, mounted on a mobile platform, and we use screen space 3D manipulations to arrange virtual objects within the MR scene. Investigating the interface with our prototype implementation, we are convinced that our system will help users to design spaces in more easy and effective way.

• Archives of design research
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.73-80
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• 1998

Recently, the importance of cultural design has been increasing due to the globalization. However the cultural design is mainly focusing on the shape or color stereotype of different cultures, ignoring another important aspects of cultural design: the way of peoples' interacting with product. The study aims to develop usability test program for cultural user-interface design that operates in the world wide web. The study begins with discussing the nature of culture through defining culture and reviewing the depth and variables of culture. Based on the findings the structure of the usability testing program on the WWW design methods is identified. The usability testing program on the WWW comprises of five different modules: module for identifying users' demographic characteristics, module for cultural variables, module for population stereotype, module for usability testing, and module for data storage and analysis. Finally findings are summarized and further research prospects are outlined.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.13 no.11
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• pp.337-348
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• 2015

Touch input method is unintended difficulties regarding touch and input have increased with touch input methods when compared to using a mouse for input in previously existing menus. This study attempted to analyze usability evaluations according to form and size changes of minimal button forms in button menus. This attempted to verify possibilities through more effective applications of the quantitative performance prediction evaluation model through comparative analysis of Fitts' Law, the representative model of the regression model formula and the interface human performance evaluation method, so that applications can be made in interface designs of touch input methods. Therefore it was significant in that it made reflections on design with consideration given to use user times according to button forms and size changes that can be applied to touch screens.

• KSCI Review
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.83-87
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• 2007

최근 홈페이지 기반의 다양한 기능이 개발, 적용되고 있어 웹사이트 재구축시 기능 개선 등의 이유보다는 디자인 재구성을 통한 인터페이스 개선을 꼽는 경우가 대다수로 나타나고 있다. 본 논문은 디자인 변경을 위해 기능 전체를 재개발하는 것이 아니라 개발된 템플릿을 활용하여 인터페이스를 변경하는 방법을 제안하고자 한다. 이 방법은 웹사이트 재구축시 개발 기간의 단축, 비용의 절감, 필요 인력의 최소화 등의 이점을 얻을 수 있다.