Human Comfort and Security of Information Systems: Advanced Interfaces for the Information Society (Research Reports Esprit / Project Group HCI)

This volume contains the latest accounts of research supported by the European Commission in human-computer interaction and presented at a workshop on Human Comfort and Security in October 1995. Topics of the papers include: removing usability barrier, user centered approach to design, innovative user interface design, virtual reality, intelligent help and decision support. A wide variety of applications relevant for the information society are presented, such as railway travel information, automated telephone banking, intelligent help systems, integrated systems for handling environmental emergencies, 3D human motion simulators, etc. The book gives particular emphasis to making the access and use of information systems easy and comfortable for the users.