The impact of visual display terminals on man/machine communications is explored. The necessity of developing behaviorally valid guidelines for effective user performance is discussed, with emphasis on the importance of relating the guidelines to user cognitive processes. Quantitative substantiation of these “principles” through experimentation is underscored. Finally, the extendability of the guideline approach to interactive graphics is broached.
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