Mappings to interaction styles beyond GUIs
Most of the UAF is currently being developed for GUIs, the most common interaction
style now and for some time to come. The conceptual framework can also be mapped
into forms that express emphases needed to tailor application of the tools to
other interaction styles (e.g., virtual environments, Web-based applications).
The various different interaction styles share the same underlying usability principles,
concepts, and issues, but can require quite different expressions and different
emphases. For example, mappings to Web and other hypermedia applications emphasize
critical issues such as navigation and getting lost in hyperspace. Mappings to
virtual environments highlight such salient usability issues as gestural interaction
and 3-D visualization.
Web applications
Virtual Environments (VE)
Cell phone user interfaces
PDAs