Centre for Cultural and Industrial Technologies Research (CiTech)
Cognitive and Functional Dimensions Applied to Audio Software Design
Presenter: Pere Villez
Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:00:00 GMT
| Dates: | Wednesday 13 March 2013 |
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| Time: | 12:00 – 13:00 |
| Venue: | Room 2.27 Eldon Building University of Portsmouth Winston Churchill Avenue Portsmouth PO1 2DJ |
Cognitive and Functional Dimensions Applied to Audio Software Design
Presenter: Pere Villez
Abstract
Independent or lone software developers approach the development of new software through quite distinct routes depending on their background and training. Their needs are different from corporate software developers which tend to have economics as the driving force of development. Up until recently, goal and user-centric design were secondary considerations. However no framework or standards exist to guide and inform the independent development of audio software.
This research presents an empirically based, goal-centred framework for the design and development of audio domain specific artefacts. Existing software in the audio domain is analysed against implicit and explicit specifications for "strong" and "weak" features in order to develop more effective designs.
The framework uses cognitive and functional dimensions alongside evaluative heuristics with which to extract software metrics to inform more efficient design and development.