Categorizing mobile user interface patterns using EFA

Abstract

A mobile user interface is a specialized form of a user interface as it runs on mobile devices which has some limitations. It must be designed in a simple and engaging appearance. There is a guideline available that consists of eleven specific patterns of mobile user interface design to achieve this objective. This paper aims to regroup these patterns into smaller groups so that there is a simpler guideline. To do so, the Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) approach is being used. The result shows that the eleven patterns could be grouped into four categories. These categories depict the spectrum of mobile user interface design from mandatory to optional. A prototype is built based on this categorization.