Abstract
This study aimed to research the relationship between input method skin elements, kansei words and users’ preferences, optimize the input method skin design and improve users’ satisfaction. The input method skin elements are divided into six categories: toolbar, candidate area, shortcut keys, function keys, keyboard background and button background. The twelve most representative element levels were identified. Eight pairs of kansei words were screened to evaluate those element levels. The results show that the toolbar and function keys with unique shapes, the appropriate decorations for the candidate area, the color of the shortcut keys that are consistent with the background, and the use of pictures as the keyboard background conforms to users’ preferences, and bringing good user experiences.
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This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 71701003, 71801002, 71802002), Ministry of Education Industry-University Cooperation Collaborative Education Project (Grant no. 201901024006), the Key Project for Natural Science Fund of Colleges in Anhui Province (Grant no. KJ2017A108).
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Zhang, Y., Cao, Y., Ding, Y., Zhao, Y. (2020). User Preference Toward Appearance of Mobile Input Method Editor Based on Kansei Engineering. In: Duffy, V. (eds) Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management. Human Communication, Organization and Work. HCII 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12199. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49907-5_31
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