키오스크의 타일구조 인터페이스에 관한 연구－ 한국관광공사 무인안내 시스템 중심으로 －

초록

This research has been carried out to investigate xbox360, Windows Phone, Windows 8 to figure out if the characteristics of tile-structured interface is appropriate for kiosk as there is need of guideline with community or generality for applying the interface to broader area. The results of analysis on tile-structured interface of kiosk (unmanned guide system of Korea Tourism Organization are as follows. Firstly, regular interface is very expandable, can contribute to catching information and, makes it easy to delete or add contents and can be arranged in various ways according to the level of importance of the information. Secondly, the selected area can be utilized to large extent therefore the levels of attractiveness and legibility are very high. This aspect gives positive influence on kiosk and visual elements can be expressed in various ways according to feature of the content. Third, the controls of touch screen (up-down scroll, left-right scrolls, touch, drag) has been found to be appropriate for the tile-structured interface and this is very friendly especially for smart phone users. However, it cannot provide information in advance as much as the size and the guide on touch screen is not enough for the ones who are not accustomed to the method. The usability of tile-structured interface has not been dealt enough in this research taking into account environmental elements including usage of kiosk, screen size, user and installation place. Further, the tile-structured kiosk may not be the best option for kiosk but there needs to be further research on usability of kiosk, evidence and standard need to be suggested. Finally, this research would be utilized as the basic data.

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