Hypermedia: A Design Philosophy Michael Bieber New Jersey Institute of Technology Hypermedia Research Laboratory Computer and Information Science Department University Heights, Newark, New Jersey 07102 U.S.A. Email: bieber@njit.edu Web: http://www-ec.njit.edu/~bieber Joonhee Yoo Rutgers University Graduate School of Management University Heights, Newark, New Jersey 07102 U.S.A. Email: joonyoo@pegasus.rutgers.edu Abstract: Few designers explicitly think about their applications' interrelationships. Designers appear not have a deep enough conceptualization of their domains to identify intuitive relationships and realize the full scope and interconnections within domains. RNA (Relationship-Navigation Analysis) gives designers and developers an analysis tool to think about an information domain in terms of its interrelationships. RNA incorporates a complete taxonomy of generic relationship types that would apply to any application domain. Categories and Subject Descriptors: D.2.1. Software Engineering Requirements/Specifications Elicitation methods, methodologiesH.5.4. Information interfaces and presentation Hypertext/Hypermedia -Theory General Terms: Design, Theory Additional Key Words and Phrases: Hypertext, Hypermedia, Relationship Taxonomy, Relationship Analysis, Links, Navigation Hypermedia: A Design Philosophy How often do you want to point to an object on the computer screen and say "This looks interesting. Tell me more about it. What is it? How can I use it? What do I need to know to use it? Can I
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