Direct Manipulation, Direct Engagement, and Direct Perception: What's Directing What?

Authors

John M. Flach, Wright State University - Main CampusFollow

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

10-1988

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Abstract

The term “direct” has been used quite liberally in recent discussions of human performance and human-machine systems. Shneiderman (1983) discusses “direct manipulation”; Hutchins, Hollan and Norman (1986) discuss “direct engagement”; and Gibson (1979) discusses “direct perception”. This paper will compare these different uses of the term direct and will examine the implications for interface design.

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Presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Anaheim, CA, October 24-28, 1998.

Repository Citation

Flach, J. M. (1988). Direct Manipulation, Direct Engagement, and Direct Perception: What's Directing What?. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 32 (19), 1355-1358.
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DOI

10.1177/154193128803201910