Semiotics as a basis for educational software design

Semiotics has recently been used to support formalisms for software design. On the other hand, every program has a certain educational potential as it exposes the user to a world of entities with which to interact. In this paper, we present a group of semiotic principles for software design and use...

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Published in:British journal of educational technology 2000-04, Vol.31 (2), p.153-161
Main Authors: Luiz de Oliveira, Osvaldo, Baranauskas, Maria Cecília Calani
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Audiovisual
Childrens Theater
Computer Assisted Instruction
Computer Interfaces
Computer Software Development
Computer System Design
Courseware
Educational sciences
Semiotics
Teaching aids
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Summary:Semiotics has recently been used to support formalisms for software design. On the other hand, every program has a certain educational potential as it exposes the user to a world of entities with which to interact. In this paper, we present a group of semiotic principles for software design and use them to show how they explain different educational possibilities. Our approach is illustrated by Theatre in the Computer: a software environment for children to experience the theatre.
ISSN:0007-1013
1467-8535
DOI:10.1111/1467-8535.00146