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The Semiotic Engineering of Human-Computer Interaction
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A theory of HCI that uses concepts from semiotics and computer science to focus on the communication between designers and users during interaction. In The Semiotic Engineering of Human-Computer Interaction, Clarisse Sieckenius de Souza proposes an account of HCI that draws on concepts from semiotics and computer science to investigate the relationship between user and designer. Semiotics is the study of signs, and the essence of semiotic engineering is the communication between designers and users at interaction time; designers must somehow be present in the interface to tell users how to use the signs that make up a system or program. This approach, which builds on—but goes further than—the currently dominant user-centered approach, allows designers to communicate their overall vision and therefore helps users understand designs—rather than simply which icon to click. According to de Souza's account, both designers and users are interlocutors in an overall communication process that takes place through an interface of words, graphics, and behavior. Designers must tell users what they mean by the artifact they have created, and users must understand and respond to what they are being told. By coupling semiotic theory and engineering, de Souza's approach to HCI design encompasses the principles, the materials, the processes, and the possibilities for producing meaningful interactive computer system discourse and achieves a broader perspective than cognitive, ethnographic, or ergonomic approaches. De Souza begins with a theoretical overview and detailed exposition of the semiotic engineering account of HCI. She then shows how this approach can be applied specifically to HCI evaluation and design of online help systems, customization and end-user programming, and multiuser applications. Finally, she reflects on the potential and opportunities for research in semiotic engineering.
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“Designers must tell users what they mean by the artifact they have created, and users must try to respond to what they are being told [22].”
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“This paper has avoided a treatment of semiotics, since although undoubtedly relevant to interaction design (e.g. de Souza, 2005), the terminology and approach used have made it di cult, in this author's eyes at least, to extract practically applicable insights for design that are not already…”
MethodThe representation of self in mediated interaction with computers
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Self-citationModeling and Evaluating Personas with Software Explainability Requirements
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BackgroundAn educational simulation model derived from academic and industrial experiences
Peixoto, D. C. C., Resende, R. F., & Pádua, C. I. P. S. (2013) · 2022 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE) · doi:10.1109/fie.2013.6684914 · Cited by 9
Interface affordances and social practices in online communication systems
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BackgroundInfluentialIntermediated Semiotic Inspection Method
de Oliveira, É. R., & Prates, R. O. (2018) · Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems (IHC) · doi:10.1145/3274192.3274221 · Cited by 9
“Assim, a interface é percebida como um artefato de metacomunicação indireta e unidirecional [12].”
BackgroundInfluentialDirectives of Communicability: Towards Better Communication through Software Models
Lopes, A., de Oliveira, E. C. C., Conte, T. U., & de Souza, C. S. (2019) · International Workshop on Cooperative and Human Aspects of Software Engineering (CHASE) · doi:10.1109/chase.2019.00019 · Cited by 9
Self-citationAn analysis of MoLIC's consolidation
de Carvalho, A. P., Pereira, F. H. S., Assunção, O. B., et al. (2019) · Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems (IHC) · doi:10.1145/3357155.3358461 · Cited by 9
An Alternative Design Perspective for Technology Supporting Youngsters with Autism
Braz, P., David, V. F., Raposo, A. B., et al. (2014) · Lecture notes in computer science · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-07527-3_26 · Cited by 9
“Communication breakdowns occur when users cannot interpret, or they interpret in another way, the message sent by the designer [4].”
BackgroundMethodInfluentialSelf-citationSearching and Analysis of Interface and Visualization Metaphors
Lifschutz, V., Mihkail, O., Yu., A., et al. (2008) · InTech eBooks · doi:10.5772/5880 · Cited by 9
“, (Nadin, 1997), (de Souza, 2005.)”
de Oliveira, É. R., da Luz, L. C. S., & Prates, R. O. (2008) · Human Factors in Computing Systems · doi:10.5555/1497470.1497477 · Cited by 9
Avaliação da manas na identificação de problemas de impacto social: um estudo de caso
da Silva, R. F., & Prates, R. O. (2008) · Human Factors in Computing Systems · doi:10.5555/1497470.1497479 · Cited by 9
Composition of HCI evaluation methods for hybrid virtual environments
ALENCAR, M. F. C. D., Raposo, A. B., & Barbosa, S. D. J. (2011) · ACM Symposium on Applied Computing · doi:10.1145/1982185.1982457 · Cited by 9
“• Task-based Usage Scenarios • User Observation with Think-aloud protocol for CEM and Usability [4, 5, 6, 14]”
BackgroundMethodInfluentialExtending MoLIC for Collaborative Systems Design
de Souza, L. G., & Barbosa, S. D. J. (2015) · Lecture notes in computer science · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-20901-2_25 · Cited by 9
“Through the user interface, the designer must inform the user about the meaning of the constructed artifact, and the user is expected to understand and respond to it by interacting with the designer’s deputy [13].”
BackgroundSocial semiotic aspects of instagram social network
Mirsarraf, M. R., Shaïri, H. R., & Ahmadpanah, A. (2017) · doi:10.1109/inista.2017.8001204 · Cited by 9
Muaz, M. H., Islam, K. A., & Islam, M. N. (2020) · Springer series in design and innovation · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-61671-7_9 · Cited by 9
Morrison, A., Dagny Stuedahl, B., Mörtberg, C., Wagner, I., Liestøl, G., & Bratteteig, T. (2010) · Computer supported cooperative work · doi:10.1007/978-1-84996-223-0_3 · Cited by 12
“The importance of communication to digital design and of digital designing for communication has not been fully developed in research into 'interaction design', including that with a semiotic take on 'engineering' in HCI (de Souza 2005).”
BackgroundIdentifying Potential Social Impact of Collaborative Systems at Design Time
Barbosa, C. M. D. A., Prates, R. O., & de Souza, C. S. (2007) · Lecture notes in computer science · doi:10.1007/978-3-540-74796-3_6 · Cited by 9
“In this paper, we present Manas [3], a Semiotic Engineering [6] epistemic tool to support designers in representing and reflecting upon how users can or should communicate with each other (USU communication) through CoSys.”
BackgroundMethodInfluentialSelf-citationUsing Model Cards for ethical reflection on machine learning models: an interview-based study
Nunes, J. L., Barbosa, G. D. J., de Souza, C. S., & Barbosa, S. D. J. (2024) · Journal on Interactive Systems · doi:10.5753/jis.2024.3444 · Cited by 8
“Barbosa et al. [2021] offer an epistemic tool based on the Semiotic Engineering theory of human-computer interaction [De Souza, 2005; de Souza et al., 2016].”
MethodSelf-citation
Metadata
- Authors
- de Souza, C. S.
- Venue
- The MIT Press eBooks
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Published
- 2005-02-11
- OpenAlex
- W2117812870
- Cited by
- 757
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 19 · 2025: 25 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 33 · 2022: 30 · 2021: 29 · 2020: 30 · 2019: 33 · 2018: 39 · 2017: 45 · 2016: 58 · 2015: 61 · 2014: 36 · 2013: 67 · 2012: 39
- FWCI
- 22.30
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The MIT Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Usability and User Interface Design
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Interactive and Immersive Displays
- Keywords
- semiotic engineering, human-computer interaction theory, semiotics, designer-user communication, user-centered design, interface design, online help systems, customization, end-user programming
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