de Bruijn O, McDougall S, Curry M B
University of Wales Swansea.
Behav Res Methods Instrum Comput. 1999 Aug;31(3):479-86. doi: 10.3758/bf03200729.
The ESPbase provides a tool for storing symbols and icons along with information about their characteristics. Information about a wide range of symbol characteristics is included on the database to facilitate the selection of symbol sets for research and design. The database includes information about the graphical characteristics and functions of symbols. It also includes ratings of symbol concreteness, complexity, familiarity, and meaningfulness. Symbols and icons can be accessed on the basis of each of these characteristics or any combination of characteristics. This makes it easier to select symbols on the basis of usability and design requirements. It also means that symbols can be easily selected for research while controlling their characteristics on a number of dimensions.
ESPbase提供了一个用于存储符号和图标及其特征信息的工具。数据库中包含了有关广泛符号特征的信息，以方便为研究和设计选择符号集。该数据库包括符号的图形特征和功能信息。它还包括符号具体性、复杂性、熟悉度和意义性的评级。符号和图标可以基于这些特征中的每一个或特征的任何组合进行访问。这使得根据可用性和设计要求选择符号变得更加容易。这也意味着在控制符号多个维度特征的同时，可以轻松地为研究选择符号。
