3. THE DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURE-ORIENTED HUMAN MACHINE SYSTEMS: SPECIFICATION, ANALYSIS AND INTEGRATION OF RELEVANT INTERCULTURAL VARIABLES

Abstract

This chapter is focused on the specification and integration of intercultural variables for human machine systems and the description of content analysis for these variables. Starting with basics of culture-oriented design, these are followed by an approach to machine localization issues and a cost model, then basics of the intercultural design and human machine system engineering process, a definition and specification of intercultural variables, a systematic treatment for their integration into the process, and a description of how to use these variables in the process. Finally, an example of an intercultural variables approach to “information coding” in a human-machine system is presented for China and Germany.

Citation

Röse, K. (2004), "3. THE DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURE-ORIENTED HUMAN MACHINE SYSTEMS: SPECIFICATION, ANALYSIS AND INTEGRATION OF RELEVANT INTERCULTURAL VARIABLES", Kaplan, M. (Ed.) Cultural Ergonomics (Advances in Human Performance and Cognitive Engineering Research, Vol. 4), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 61-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1479-3601(03)04003-7