interactivesystemdesign
nounUK /ˌɪntərˈæktɪv ˈsɪstəm dɪˈzaɪn/
US /ˌɪntərˈæktɪv ˈsɪstəm dɪˈzaɪn/
The job of planning how people and a computer program talk to each other.
She studied interactive system design so she could build apps that are easy and fun to use.
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2. The process of deciding how buttons, screens, and menus should work together in a digital product.
The team spent weeks on interactive system design before writing any code.
3. A field of study about making computer systems respond well to the people who use them.
He teaches interactive system design at the university.
4. The layout and behavior plan for a device or program that people operate directly.
Good interactive system design made the museum kiosk simple for children to use.