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Model-based approaches support a flexible design process and the development of consistent device-dependent applications. However, their full strength can only be achieved by expressive sub-models allowing to capture conceptual knowledge as early as possible. In this paper we demonstrate how improvements to task models, which can be seen as the heart of model-based techniques, help to develop more appropriate models and prototypes of user interfaces (UIs).
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Dittmar, A., Forbrig, P. (2005). The Influence of Improved Task Models on Dialogues. In: Jacob, R.J., Limbourg, Q., Vanderdonckt, J. (eds) Computer-Aided Design of User Interfaces IV. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3304-4_1
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