A fresh recipe for designers: HCI approach to explore the nexus between design techniques and formal methods in software development

Julián Galindo Losada

Julián Galindo Losada Grenoble Alps University

Keywords: human computer interaction, software methodologies, virtual shop, shopping on-line, information systems

Abstract

Emerging companies involved in design and implementation of innovative products demand multidisciplinary teams to be competitive in the market. This need mainly exposes designers to extend their knowledge not only in User Interface elements of the design process but also in software methodologies to cover the lack of resources and expertise in start-ups. It raises the question of how designers can line up HCI techniques with best practices in software development while preserving usability and easy-to-use principles. To explore this gap, this paper proposes an approach which combines existing technology and methods by studying the nexus between HCI prototyping and software engineering. The approach is applied into a case study in the design of a virtual shop harmonizing the use of storyboards and the spiral. A comprehensive analysis is performed by using a Technology acceptance model (TAM) regarding with two variables: usability and easy-to-use. The present finding underlines the positive integration of HCI techniques and formal methods without compromising user satisfaction with a potential benefit for small companies in a formation stage.

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Author Biography

Julián Galindo Losada, Grenoble Alps University

Julian Galindo was born in Quito, Ecuador, in 1982. He received a bachelor degree in informatics engineering from Central University, UCE, Quito, Ecuador, in 2007. The Master in Information Technology from James Cook University, JCU, Townsville, Australia (2012). In 2014, he joined the Faculty of Engineering in Systems, National Polytechnic School, EPN, as a Professor. Since October 2016, he has been working with the ”Laboratoire d’informatique de Grenoble”, LIG, Grenoble Alps University, UGA, Grenoble, France as a PHD student
in the domain of Human Computer Interfaces.

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