The reification of metaphor as a design tool Export

@article{citeulike:1381810, abstract = {Despite causing many debates in human-computer interaction (HCI), the term ” metaphor” remains a central element of design practice. This article investigates the history of ideas behind user-interface (UI) metaphor, not only technical developments, but also less familiar perspectives from education, philosophy, and the sociology of science. The historical analysis is complemented by a study of attitudes toward metaphor among HCI researchers 30 years later. Working from these two streams of evidence, we find new insights into the way that theories in HCI are related to interface design, and offer recommendations regarding approaches to future UI design research.}, address = {New York, NY, USA}, author = {Blackwell, Alan F.}, citeulike-article-id = {1381810}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1188816.1188820}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1188816.1188820}, doi = {10.1145/1188816.1188820}, issn = {1073-0516}, journal = {ACM Trans. Comput.-Hum. Interact.}, keywords = {banking, hci}, month = {December}, number = {4}, pages = {490--530}, posted-at = {2007-11-27 08:43:11}, priority = {2}, publisher = {ACM Press}, title = {The reification of metaphor as a design tool}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1188816.1188820}, volume = {13}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1381810 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1381810 N2 - Despite causing many debates in human-computer interaction (HCI), the term “metaphor” remains a central element of design practice. This article investigates the history of ideas behind user-interface (UI) metaphor, not only technical developments, but also less familiar perspectives from education, philosophy, and the sociology of science. The historical analysis is complemented by a study of attitudes toward metaphor among HCI researchers 30 years later. Working from these two streams of evidence, we find new insights into the way that theories in HCI are related to interface design, and offer recommendations regarding approaches to future UI design research. IS - 4 JF - ACM Trans. Comput.-Hum. Interact. SN - 1073-0516 AD - New York, NY, USA EP - 530 TI - The reification of metaphor as a design tool PB - ACM Press VL - 13 SP - 490 KW - banking KW - hci AU - Blackwell, Alan PY - 2006/12// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1188816.1188820 ER -