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incremental search
user interface method to search for text
focus
in computing, the choice of which GUI component is active and receives input
live coding
integration of programming as part of running program
Direct manipulation interface
involves continuous representation of objects of interest and rapid, reversible, and incremental actions and feedback.
command-line completion
software feature
Wizard of Oz experiment
type of research experiment
responsiveness
thumb|300px|Responsiveness requires a low latency/delay of the entire input-output-loop.
toys-to-life
Toys-to-life is a video game feature using physical figurines or action figures to interact within the game. There are several technologies used to make physical figurines appear in game such as image recognition, quick response (QR) codes, Bluetooth and near field communication (NFC). Depending on the technology, the game can determine the individual figurine's proximity, and save a player's progress data to a storage medium located within that piece. It was one of the most lucrative branches of the video game industry especially during the late 1990s and 2010s, with the Skylanders franchise
cognitive dimensions of notations
design principles
placebo button
push-button or other control which has apparent functionality but has no physical effect when pressed
Earcon
An earcon is a brief, distinctive sound that represents a specific event or conveys other information. Earcons are a common feature of computer operating systems and applications, ranging from a simple beep to indicate an error, to the customizable sound schemes of modern operating systems that indicate startup, shutdown, and other events.
stent-electrode recording array
small stent-mounted electrode array that is permanently implanted into a blood vessel in the brain without the need for open brain surgery
Progressive disclosure
Interaction design
Swarachakra
Swarachakra (Devanagari: ) is a free text input application developed by the IDIN group at Industrial Design Center (IDC), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay for Indic scripts. Swarachakra's alphabetical keyboard layout performed better than the Inscript layout (a QWERTY-based design and government standard in India). As of 2014, it is available for Android devices in twelve languages.
selection
list of items on which user operations will take place
tab stop
location at which typewriter carriage stops
mouse keys
feature of some graphical user interfaces that uses the keyboard as a pointing device
Heliodisplay
The Heliodisplay is an air-based display that uses water condensed from the air already present in the operating environment. The system, developed by IO2 Technology in 2001, uses a projection unit focused onto multiple layers of air and micron-sized atomized particles in midair, resulting in a two-dimensional display with no visible projection surface. This is similar in principle to the cinematic technique of rear projection. As dark areas of the image may appear invisible, the image may be more realistic than on a projection screen, although it is not volumetric. The system may be viewed fr
switch access
computer device for disabled persons