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Everything about Useware
Useware is a term introduced in 1998 to encompass all hardware and software components of a technical system designed for interactive use. It focuses on technological design in relation to human abilities and needs. A promising method to design technical products is to understand human abilities and limitations and tailor the technology to them. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: UsewareA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Useware-Engineering für technische SystemeThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Useware engineering: a methodology for the development of user‐friendly interfacesCited 4 times
- Go sideways: UsabilityA closely related topic
- Go sideways: User interface designA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
No dictionary entry for this exact phrase.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Useware engineering: a methodology for the development of user‐friendly interfaces
MODEL-BASED DEVELOPMENT OF USER INTERFACES A NEW PARADIGM IN USEWARE ENGINEERING
Useware Engineering for Production Systems
Methodological issues for useware analysis in archaeological Guarani pottery
A MODEL-BASED APPROACH FOR USEWARE DEVELOPMENT
📚 Books worth reading
Useware-Engineering für technische SystemeDetlef Zühlke · 2004- 📕Nutzergerechte Entwicklung Von Mensch-Maschine-SystemenDetlef Zühlke · 2011
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
🔗 Related topics
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- Outline of human–computer interaction The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to human–computer interaction: Human–Computer Interaction (HCI) – the intersection…
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