Attentive user interfaces (AUI) are
user interface
In the industrial design field of human–computer interaction, a user interface (UI) is the space where interactions between humans and machines occur. The goal of this interaction is to allow effective operation and control of the machine f ...
s that manage the user's attention. For instance, an AUI can manage notifications, deciding when to interrupt the user, the kind of warnings, and the level of detail of the messages presented to the user.
Attentive user interfaces, by generating only the relevant information, can in particular be used to display information in a way that increase the effectiveness of the interaction.
According to
Roel Vertegaal, there are four main types of attentive user interfaces:
* Visual attention
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Turn management
* Interruption decision interfaces
* Visual detail management interfaces
See also
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Adaptive hypermedia Adaptive hypermedia (AH) uses hypermedia which is adaptive according to a ''user model''. In contrast to linear media, where all users are offered a standard series of hyperlinks, adaptive hypermedia (AH) tailors what the user is offered based on a ...
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Attention management Attention management refers to models and tools for supporting the management of attention at the individual or at the collective level (cf. attention economy), and at the short-term (quasi real time) or at a longer term (over periods of weeks or ...
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Principles of attention stress
References
User interface techniques
Attention
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