Embodied models as simulated users: introduction to this special issue on using cognitive models to improve interface design

Ritter, Frank E.; Young, Richard M.

doi:10.1006/ijhc.2001.0471

Cited by 62 publications

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“…Cognitive architectures are computational "hypotheses about those aspects of human cognition that are relatively constant over time and relatively independent of task" [36]. They allow to reuse empirically validated cognitive processes and thus they ease the task dependent development of a cognitive model.…”

Section: Cognitive Modelsmentioning

confidence: 99%

New Requirements for Modelling How Humans Succeed and Fail in Complex Traffic Scenarios

Lüdtke

2010

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Abstract.In this text aspects of human decision making in complex traffic environments are described and requirements for cognitive models that shall be used as virtual test pilots or test drivers for new assistance concepts are derived. Assistance systems are an accepted means to support humans in complex traffic environments. There is a growing consensus that cognitive models can be used to test systems from a human factors perspective. The text describes the current state of cognitive architectures and argues that though very relevant achievements have been realized some important characteristics of human decision making have so far been neglected: humans use environment and time dependent heuristics. An extension of the typical cognitive cycle prevalent in extant models is suggested.

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Section: Cognitive Modelsmentioning

confidence: 99%

New Requirements for Modelling How Humans Succeed and Fail in Complex Traffic Scenarios

Lüdtke

2010

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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“…A cognitive architecture is a broad theory of human cognition based on a wide selection of human experimental data, and implemented as a running computer simulation program. Young (Gray, Young, & Kirschenbaum, 1997;Ritter & Young, 2001) defines a cognitive architecture as an embodiment of "a scientific hypothesis about those aspects of human cognition that are relatively constant over time and relatively independent of task. "…”

Section: What Are Cognitive Architectures?mentioning

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Perceptual-Motor Interaction: Some Implications for Hci

2009

Human-Computer Interaction Fundamentals

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“…This is important for the long-term goal of building models that can predict search time based on physical features that are automatically extracted from a screen layout, which will be necessary to allow models to interact directly with interfaces (Ritter, Baxter, Jones, & Young, 2000;Ritter & Young, 2001;St. Amant & Riedl, 2001).…”

Section: Perceptual Settingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This explicit listing of these parameters is provided in part for the benefit of researchers who are working on the front end of the process-tools that take screenshots of graphical user interfaces as input, automatically parse the screenshot, and generate visual objects that can be fed directly into a cognitive model (Ritter et al, 2000;Ritter & Young, 2001;St. Amant & Riedl, 2001).…”

Section: Visual-perceptual Parametersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cognitive Strategies for the Visual Search of Hierarchical Computer Displays

Hornof

2004

Human–Computer Interaction

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This article investigates the cognitive strategies that people use to search computer displays. Several different visual layouts are examined: unlabeled layouts that contain multiple groups of items but no group headings, labeled layouts in which items are grouped and each group has a useful heading, and a target-only layout that contains just one item. A number of plausible strategies were proposed for each layout. Each strategy was programmed into the EPIC cognitive architecture, producing models that simulate the human visual-perceptual, oculomotor, and cognitive processing required for the task. The models generate search time predictions. For unlabeled layouts, the mean layout search times are predicted by a purely random search strategy, and the more detailed positional search times are predicted by a noisy systematic strategy. The labeled layout search times are predicted by a hierarchical strategy in which first the group labels are systematically searched, and then the contents of the target group. The target-only layout search times are predicted by a strategy in which the eyes move directly to the sudden appearance of the target. The models demonstrate that human visual search performance can be explained largely in terms of the cognitive strategy

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Embodied models as simulated users: introduction to this special issue on using cognitive models to improve interface design

Cited by 62 publications

References 37 publications

New Requirements for Modelling How Humans Succeed and Fail in Complex Traffic Scenarios

New Requirements for Modelling How Humans Succeed and Fail in Complex Traffic Scenarios

Perceptual-Motor Interaction: Some Implications for Hci

Cognitive Strategies for the Visual Search of Hierarchical Computer Displays

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