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In the current work a methodology is presented to assess the quality of interactive systems throughout time. A set of techniques has been developed for the assessment of the communicability of contents, at a given moment: synchronism, or throughout time: diachronism. A metric of quality called ‘diachronic vision’ has been generated and has been applied in the assessment of an interactive system aimed at entertainment, which has evolved for decades. An analysis of concepts has been carried out, to stress the importance of the use of a timeless and common language among the different participants in the process design, production and fruition of interactive systems that have a world-wide distribution.
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Cipolla Ficarra, F.V., Cipolla Ficarra, M. (2008). Interactive Systems, Design and Heuristic Evaluation: The Importance of the Diachronic Vision. In: Tsihrintzis, G.A., Virvou, M., Howlett, R.J., Jain, L.C. (eds) New Directions in Intelligent Interactive Multimedia. Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 142. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68127-4_64
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