Psychology of interface design: easy to see, understand, and use
Ken Kihara
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology | Professor
Every manmade object you see every day has been designed by someone for a specific purpose or use. Human-machine interfaces, such as steering wheels and monitors, that allow humans to communicate with machines are also carefully designed for ease of use, functionality, and safety. However, new technologies such as self-driving cars and 3D televisions are born every day, and new interfaces must be designed to utilize them. In our laboratory, we are working to acquire knowledge that will be useful in designing human-machine interfaces that are highly visible, intuitive, safe, and comfortable to use, based on experimental psychology that measures mental functions and states and the associated changes in the brain and body.