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From: dsr@stl.stc.co.uk (D.S.Riches)
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Subject: Re: adaptive user interfaces
Keywords: user interface, use model, adaption
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Date: 19 Jun 91 12:36:06 GMT
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In the referenced article kathy@cs.sfu.ca (Kathy Peters) writes:
>I am interested in the concept of adaptive user interfaces - somehow
>tailoring the user interface for individual skills and preferences.
>(Rather than just having categories like 'naive', 'expert', etc.).
>
>Adaption could be as simple as setting up the preferred display colours,
>or having dynamic menus (allowing the user to perform only certain things),
>OR it could be giving the user more help if he or she is making more
>mistakes (getting tired after a long day!) ....
>
>Any thoughts on what things could be tailored for individuals (like
>display characteristics or help text)? What individual characteristics
>(name, age, authorization level, allowed tasks, vision and hearing
>difficulties, ....) could be used to tailor the interface?
>
>
>Kathy Peters
>Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada
>kathy@cs.sfu.ca

In England there was an Alvey project which ran for 4 years which
researched Adaptive Intelligent Dialogues.  A book has since been
published about the findings of the research :-

	"Adaptive User Interfaces"
	Eds. D. Browne, P. Totterdell, M. Norman
	Computers and People Series,
	Academic Press

	ISBN0-12-137755-5

   Dave Riches
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