What Semiotics can and cannot do for HCI

Semiotics is ‘the mathematics of the humanities’ in the sense that it provides an abstract language covering a diversity of special sign-usage (language, pictures, movies, theatre, etc.). In this capacity, Semiotics is helpful for bringing insights from older media to the task of interface design, a...

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Published in:Knowledge-based systems 2001-12, Vol.14 (8), p.419-424
Main Author: Andersen, Peter Bøgh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aesthetics
Computer-based signs
Context of use
Design
Human-computer interaction
Semiotics
User interface
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Summary:Semiotics is ‘the mathematics of the humanities’ in the sense that it provides an abstract language covering a diversity of special sign-usage (language, pictures, movies, theatre, etc.). In this capacity, Semiotics is helpful for bringing insights from older media to the task of interface design, and for defining the special characteristics of the computer medium. However, Semiotics is not limited to interface design but may also contribute to the proper design of program texts and yield predictions about the interaction between computer systems and their context of use.
ISSN:0950-7051
1872-7409
DOI:10.1016/S0950-7051(01)00134-4