How is the UI design different when developing console software from traditional web applications?
I think you will find the Alan Coopers book About Face quite useful. I have a 1st edition of this and it is about the various poses of the application.
In your case, a console with a software application is an example of a temporary situation application in which you cannot assume that users have prior knowledge or experience. This leads to different solutions - offering fewer options, including more detailed guidance.
There's more than I can describe here, go buy, borrow, or steal a copy to read myself.
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It just happened recently. The first rule makes it easier to work on a web application. Simplified in design because you want it to be as robust as possible. Simplification of functionality, since the device remains in use for a long time; you don't want to be vulnerable to the vagaries of new browsers.
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