Transitions in Interface Objects: Searching Databases

Two experiments demonstrate that a list-like database interface which benefits from the persistence of contextual information does not show the same degree of benefit of collocating objects over display changes that has been previously observed in a map-searching study. This provides some support fo...

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Main Authors: Tim Gamble, Jon May
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Advances in Human-Computer Interaction
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5916843
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Summary:Two experiments demonstrate that a list-like database interface which benefits from the persistence of contextual information does not show the same degree of benefit of collocating objects over display changes that has been previously observed in a map-searching study. This provides some support for the claim that the nature of the task must be taken into account in choosing how to design dynamic displays. We discuss the benefit of basing design principles on theoretical models derived from film cutting methods used in cinematography, so that they can be extended to novel design situations.
ISSN:1687-5893
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