I can't find it but I remember reading an article about a touchscreen
UI that was used for intake at a pediatrician's office. Kids were
MUCH more likely to respond honestly to mental health questions
(e.g., do you ever think about suicide?) on a computer than they were
if a doctor or nurse asked
Hello Bas,
The work done at Microsoft Research Bangalore (Text Free UI for Illertate
Users) might be of some help/inspiration to you.
Here are some links to their work/papers:
*http://research*.*microsoft*
.com/en-us/um/india/groups/tem/presentations/text-freeui.ppt
Thnx again for all your thoughts and idea's
@Vicky Teinaki
I haven't had the time to read the paper, but i think the insight of
Paul Dourish can help me thinking of my problem a different way.
@Praneet Koppula
Thnx for that paper
@Kim Bieler
Spoken language is one of the things we used in the
What are the scenarios? Why does a person who doesn't use computers
need a GUI?
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http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=39252
Welcome to
I think is looking for answers to the question of GUIs for people who
haven't yet used a computer. Off hand I can think of a number of cases:
1) People looking for work when all listings are accessible through
computers (happens a lot in unemployment offices)
2) People trying to stay in
Thnx for the initial answers. Some background.
@ Mark young:
The persons who have to use the interface are illegal persons
(Convicts) who wil be send back to their homeland because committing
a crime. Most of these persons came illegal to our country. Normaly
before sending them back, they wil
Not exactly about GUIs for people who don't use computers, but Paul Dourish
was involved in a study about how electronic trackers affected criminals who
were tracked:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK3F7Y_4YC0 (also on iTunes)
He's also written papers about it:
Hello Bas,
I wonder who your audience is aside from not having seen a computer
before and why they are interacting with your interface. The one
laptop interface seems designed around children and the idea of
encouraging/supporting exploration, learning and community.
Might be another starting
