Santiago Ruano Rincon, Gilles Coppin and Annabelle Boutet from Logique des usages, sciences sociales et de l’information have written chapter 6 of the book “Human-computer etiquette: cultural expectations and the design implications they place on computers and technology”.

The chapter “Designing for other cultures: learning tools design in the Nasa Amerindian context” describes a cultural model which allows to adapt man-machine interaction to the specificities of an indigenous Colombian population. This approach is inscribed in the framework of the alphabetisation and computer literacy programme of Nasa Amerindian classes. Culture modelling is a tool to understanding the characteristics of a socio-cultural context which may influence interaction between users and computers. The book shows how social conventions can strongly impact on the efficiency of man-machine interaction. Various experts try to consider such conventions in the design of computer interfaces so as to propose new, user-friendly tools adapted to different cultures. Industrial spin-offs are also highlighted in this work which was published in December 2010.

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Mots-clés : man-machine interaction, man machine etiquette, culture modelling, Nasa Amerindian.

Complete reference :
Designing for other cultures: learning tools design in the nasa amerindian context. Santiago Ruano Rincon, Gilles Coppin, Annabelle Boutet et al.. Chapter 6 in Human-Computer Etiquette: Cultural Expectations and the Design Implications They Place on Computers and Technology. C.C. Hayes, C.A. Miller. CRC Press. 2010. 406 p.(Supply Chain Integration Modeling, Optimization and Application). ISBN : 9781420069457