Effectiveness of mapping human-oriented information to feedback from a software interface

Abstract

This paper describes an experiment which tests anthropomorphic user interface feedback against non-anthropomorphic user interface feedback. The experiment has considered the effectiveness and user approval of the anthropomorphic and non-anthropomorphic user interface feedback. The experiment is worthwhile, as the Computer Science community is not in agreement concerning effectiveness and user approval of anthropomorphic user interface feedback. The specific area or setting for the experiment has been English as a Foreign Language (EFL). The results from the experiment are very promising being statistically significant. They show that the anthropomorphic user interface feedback was more effective and preferred by users.