USER-INTERFACE METAPHORS IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

A thesis submitted to Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Science in Computer Science.

User-interface metaphors are a widely used, but poorly understood, technique employed in almost all graphical user-interfaces. Although considerable research has gone into the applications of the technique, little work has been performed on the analysis of the concept itself. In this thesis, user-interface metaphor is defined and classified in considerable detail so as to make it more understandable to those who use it. The theoretical approach is supported by practical exploration of the concepts developed.

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Started: April 2002
Submitted: March 2003
Deposited in University Library: October 2003
Degree Conferred: April 2004