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Multi-media and process control interfaces : signals or noise?

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posted on 2008-05-29, 15:58 authored by James L. Alty
Multimedia interfaces are examined and the nature of current input and output media identified. A number of design objectives for multimedia interfaces are suggested – improving efficiency, learning and providing a stimulating problem solving environment. The key problem of how to choose an appropriate medium for a particular interface situation is analysed and the concept of a Signal to Noise ratio for measuring media expressiveness is tentatively postulated. Some recent work in process control is then examined and the results interpreted from the Signal-to-Noise ratio viewpoint. These are then related to the concept of media expressiveness

History

School

  • Science

Department

  • Computer Science

Citation

ALTY, J.L., 1999. Multimedia and process control : signals or noise? Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control, 21 (4/5), pp. 181-190

Publisher

© Sage

Publication date

1999

Notes

This is a journal article. The final, definitive version of this paper has been published in Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control, 21 (4/5), by SAGE Publications Ltd, All rights reserved [© Sage]. The definitive version is available from: http://online.sagepub.com

ISSN

0142-3312

Language

  • en