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Traditionally, computer interfaces have been confined to conventional displays and focused activities. However, as displays become embedded throughout our environment and daily lives, increasing numbers of them must operate on the periphery of our attention. Peripheral displays, ubiquitous computing devices that present information without demanding attention, are difficult to build, particularly because they must dynamically manage the cognitive load they place on users. We present a toolkit that aids the development of peripheral displays. We determined three key issues for the toolkit, based on a survey of existing peripheral displays and cognitive science literature: abstraction of data, selection of notification levels, and transitions between notification levels. Our contribution is the investigation of these key characteristics, combined with a toolkit that encapsulates them and supports the design of displays that focus on these issues. We describe our toolkit architecture, and present five sample peripheral displays demonstrating our toolkit's capabilities.
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Modern C3I systems are best described as semi-automated data management and decision systems over which human operators exercise supervisory control. The effectiveness of such systems is heavily dependent on the design for human-computer interaction (HCI), an important aspect of which is the visual display interface. Current Department of Defense policy mandates consideration of such human factors issues at an early
Mission Control Center - Houston Display and Control System
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Flight monitoring and control of manned spacecraft requires near-real-time assessment of large quantities of complex data. To provide centralized control, a Mission Control Center has been established at the Manned Spacecraft Center at Houston, Texas. This paper describes the design philosophy for the Display and Control System, with emphasis on modularity, versatility, and reliability. Technical and operational details are provided for the equipment designed and implemented to satisfy the flight control requirements.