• Journal of the Ergonomics Society of Korea
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.39-52
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• 2004

Icons are the main element of the graphic user interface (GUI). They can help users perform effectively on the computer, especially when the icons reflect user`s mental model. However, few studies in Korea represented Korean users` mental models in icon design. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to ascertain whether existing icons agreement with Korean twentieth mental model, and to deduce properties of Korean twentieth mental model. To do that, 10 icons from two commercially available toolbar-icons of word processing programs were compared with the newly developed icons, which were developed to represent Korean user`s mental modelthrough interviews, surveys, and mental model sketches. The results show that five new metaphors were found: a dog-eared part on the bottom right corner new for new document, a magnifying glass for search, a red pencil for spell-check, `＋` and `` signs in the magnifying glass for zoom, and a yellow post-it for paste. These new icons were preferred to the existing. Korean twentieth users preferred rather complex and dynamic icons than simple and static ones even though icon development guideline said simple icons are better.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2010.10a
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• pp.203-205
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• 2010

대부분의 관제사들은 매일 다루고 있는 콘솔에 불편한 느끼는 일이 많다. 하지만 이러한 관제사들의 생각이 VTS 시스템 개발에 반영되지 못하고 있는 것도 사실이다. 현재 개발 중에 있는 u-VTS(차세대 한국형VTS)에 관제사들의 현장 경험을 접목시키는 것이 중요하다. 본 연구는 유저 인터페이스에 대해서 알아보고, 관제사의 상황자각 및 의사결정에 실질적인 도움을 줄 수 있는 방향으로 운영자 콘솔의 유저 인터페이스가 개선되도록 하는데 초점을 두었다.