un TriSigEM: Un modelo semiótico para la evaluación de interfaces gráficas de usuario de apps

Authors

  • Patricia Quezada Bolaño The Metropolitan Autonomous University
  • Lizbeth Gallardo-López The Metropolitan Autonomous University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32870/zcr.v7i14.204

Keywords:

Graphical User Interface, Usability Evaluation, Triad of Sings, Semiotic Principles

Abstract

The percentage of user acceptance and adoption of some apps needs to be improved. The reasons for this issue are multifactorial. This research observed usability problems in implementing the Graphical User Interface (GUI) Design Patterns. As a result, we design and implement TriSigEM (Peirce’s Triad of Signs Evaluation Model), a hierarchical model capable of guiding an evaluator in observing the GUI’s signs: Index, Icon, and Symbol. TriSigEM can help us improve GUI’s implementation and, even- tually, the app’s functionalities. Also, we made a comparative analysis of TriSigEM with related works reported in the literature. This analysis shows that TriSigEM surpasses other models. Moreover, we highlighted that the analyzed GUI patterns need specifications on the Triad of Signs.

Author Biographies

Patricia Quezada Bolaño, The Metropolitan Autonomous University

Originally from Mexico City. Ph.D. in Information Design and Visualization from the Metropolitan Autonomous University, Campus Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, in Human-Computer Visual Interaction Design. Master in Creativity for Design from the School of Design of the National Institute of Fine Arts, EDINBA, Mexico. Professor at the National Polytechnique Institute, Mexico City. Research interests in Virtual and Augmented Reality, User Interface (UI), Project Management and Innovation, Heuristic Evaluations, and Digital Semiotics. She has participated as a speaker at MexIHC International Congress, Mérida 2018; FORMA International Congress, Cuba 2019; UAM-Azcapotzalco Methods and Ways Colloquium; UAM-Xochimilco Conference on Creativity and Innovation; LASERA 2019 Conference “Visual Resources for the dissemination of scientific topics” and “Development strategy of apps enriched with augmented reality for the learning of NMS students of the IPN with the focus on Challenge-Based Learning, in the context of education 4.0” and the Fourth Colloquium on Methodology in the Graduate Design Methods and Manners “Presence of the signs triad in graphic interfaces of mobile applications.”She has participated as a speaker at MexIHC International Congress, Mérida 2018; FORMA International Congress, Cuba 2019; UAM-Azcapotzalco Methods and Ways Colloquium; UAM-Xochimilco Conference on Creativity and Innovation; LASERA 2019 Conference "Visual Resources for the dissemination of scientific topics" and "Development strategy of apps enriched with augmented reality for the learning of NMS students of the IPN with the focus on Challenge-Based Learning, in the context of education 4.0". Fourth Colloquium on Methodology in the Graduate Design Methods and Manners "Presence of the signs triad in graphic interfaces of mobile applications."

Lizbeth Gallardo-López, The Metropolitan Autonomous University

Ph.D. in Computer Science with a specialty in Information Systems from the Joseph Fourier University, Grenoble, France. Training as a Bachelor of Computer from the Metropolitan Autonomous University, Campus Iztapalapa, Mexico City. Professor-Researcher in the Systems Department, Division of Basic Sciences and Engineering, at the Metropolitan Autonomous University, Campus Azcapotzalco, Mexico City. Research interests: Information Visualization, E-Learning, Health-Care Computing, and Software Processes. She has published in magazines like Research in Computing Science, Journal of Scientific and Technical Applications, Zincografía, and Tecnología y Diseño. In addition, she has participated in Congresses like “Avances en Interacción Humano-Computadora”, “De los Métodos y la Maneras”, and “Conférence en Recherche d’Information et Applications.”

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Published

2023-10-01

How to Cite

Quezada Bolaños, E. P., & Gallardo-López, L. (2023). un TriSigEM: Un modelo semiótico para la evaluación de interfaces gráficas de usuario de apps. Zincografia, 7(14). https://doi.org/10.32870/zcr.v7i14.204

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Año 7 No.14 ZINCOGRAFÍA 2023

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