[comp.cog-eng] response time tolerance

davidst@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM (David Stubbs) (10/31/89)

I would appreciate receiving pointers to literature
(McCormick-like books, journal or conference proceedings articles,
etc.)  that discuss the forms and speed with which interactive
computing systems must (for various reasons) respond to (various
kinds of) user input.  I am not, however, instrested in information
about tracking and pursuit tasks.

My chief interests are perceived task complexity vs. delay tolerance
(how long will people wait for various kinds of response to various
kinds of tasks), the rate with which boredom sets in, and how I might
mitigate against it.


David D. Stubbs
Tektronix, Inc.
Electronic Systems Laboratory
PO Box 500, MS 50-383
Beaverton, Oregon 97077
USA

(503) 627-2627
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David D Stubbs - Tektronix