Abstract
This paper explores a novel interface to a system administration task. Instead of creating an interface de novo for the task, the author modified a popular computer game, Doom, to perform useful work. The game was chosen for its appeal to the target audience of system administrators. The implementation described is not a mature application, but it illustrates important points about user interfaces and our relationship with computers. The application relies on a computer game vernacular rather than the simulations of physical reality found in typical navigable virtual environments. Using a computer game vocabulary may broaden an application's audience by providing an intuitive environment for children and non-technical users. In addition, the application highlights the adversarial relationships that exist in a computer and suggests a new resource allocation scheme.
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Interface (matter)Computer scienceProcess (computing)Human–computer interactionOperating system
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- 2001
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- 152-157
- Citations
- 79
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Dennis L. Chao
(2001).
Doom as an interface for process management.
, 152-157.
https://doi.org/10.1145/365024.365078
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- 10.1145/365024.365078