Die Wiederentdeckung analoger Interaktionsqualitäten in der digitalen Leitwarte / The return of physical interaction in future control rooms

Abstract

Blended Interaction is introduced as a novel approach to a holistic design of the work environment of control room operators. The Framework addresses the continuously growing complexity of human-machine-interfaces in control rooms. The approach refers to the principles of the Realitybased Interaction framework and the Conceptual Blending theory, which both stress the operator’s inherent abilities and their working context. The applicability of Blended Interaction is illustrated by means of a case study which is situated within the context of power plants. In this respect, visualization- and interaction concepts for the manipulation of process variables are presented. Furthermore, the results of a user study and a possible paradigm shift in control room interaction design are discussed.