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INTRODUCTION TO USER FACTOR - Coggle Diagram
INTRODUCTION TO USER FACTOR
HUMAN FACTOR
PHYSIOLOGY : physical, capabilities
COGNITION: thinking, reasoning, memory and problem solving
PERCEPTION: how a person perceives the input they gain through senses
Design often influenced by human physiology
Human factor is dicipline that establish a connection between technology and human.
AUDITORY
physical apparatus
middle ear
inner ear
outer ear
sound
loudness
timbre
pitch
HAPTIC give important feedback about environment
SKIN
cociceptors
mechanoreceptors
thermoreceptors
time taken to respond to stimulus = reaction time + movement time
kinethesis: comfort and performance
VISUAL
physical reception of stimulus
mechanism of receiving light and transform it into electrical energy ⚡
light reflected from object, image focused on retina upside down.
retina congtains rod and cones for low light vision and color vision
pattern and movement detected by ganglion cells
processing and interpretation of stimulus
size and depth
brightness 🔆
colour
optical illusion