Optimization of Analog Representation in Digital Media for Book Apps
- Ttitle : Optimization of Analog Representation in Digital Media for Book Apps
- Author : Ziran Fan
- Affiliation : Toyo University, Japan
- Journal : International Journal of Applied Informatics and Media Design
- Volume : Vol.1
- ISSN : 2436-8814
- ISBN : 978-4-908181-47-4
- Pages : pp.13-18
- Keywords : Digital Media; Analog tools; Paper Publications; Digital Representation Method; Computing Method.
Abstract : The most significant feature in application of digital technologies is that content never deteriorates. The appearance of digital content such as smartphone applications never changes even through long-term use. For example, books and paper publications get soiled and can earn aged look as you keep reading them, but this does not happen to electronic books. It means they would not produce perceptual usability because they do not deteriorate. It also means that you are not likely to feel an attachment to them if they lack in perceptual usability. Analog tools deteriorate through repeated use, which leads to changes in the appearance and more perceptual usability. This is the factor that makes people prefer analog tools. And it is also the primary reason why paper publications are still popular even in today’s digital age. This study attempts to represent perceptual usability, a media feature of paper publications, on smartphones. It proposes to devise a digital book application as a new content design method which brings both digital convenience and analog perceptual usability.
