OPEN MODEL METHODOLOGY - A NEW APPROACH TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF USER INTERFACES BASED ON KNOWLEDGE PROCESSING

In this paper, we propose a new interface development methodology called the open model methodology, based on the open model of user interfaces which divides the interactive system into six layers: I/O Media, Concept, Semantic/Syntax, Domain, Mode/Style and Computation. Knowledge is used as the basis for developing and maintaining interfaces. The interface development is divided into three parallel streams: BEHAVIOURS, MEAN and DO. Each of these streams maintains a mini-refinement-loop consisting of two steps: knowledge acquisition and testing. Using this approach, we have designed a prototype interface called KZ3. The experimental results indicate that the methodology has a bright future.