An evaluation of a multiple interface design solution for bloated software Export

@inproceedings{mcgrenere02, abstract = {This study examines a novel interface design for heavily-featured productivity software. The design includes two interfaces between which the user can easily toggle: (1) an interface personalized by the user containing desired features only, and (2) the default interface with all the standard features. This design was prototyped as a front-end to a commercial word processor and evaluated in a comprehensive field study. The study tested the effects of different interface designs on users' satisfaction and their perceived ability to navigate, control, and learn the software. There were two conditions: a commercial word processor with adaptive menus and our two-interface prototype with adaptable menus for the same word processor. Results showed that participants were better able to navigate through the menus and toolbars and were better able to learn with our prototype. There were also significant differences in satisfaction and control with our design}, address = {New York, NY, USA}, author = {Mcgrenere, Joanna and Baecker, Ronald M. and Booth, Kellogg S.}, booktitle = {CHI '02: Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems}, citeulike-article-id = {159280}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=503406}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/503376.503406}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.cs.utoronto.ca/~nernst/papers/mcgrenere-chi02.pdf}, comment = {* distinction between adaptable (by the user) and adaptive (by the program) software.}, doi = {10.1145/503376.503406}, isbn = {1581134533}, keywords = {adaptation, cognition, customization}, pages = {164--170}, posted-at = {2005-04-12 22:15:52}, priority = {0}, publisher = {ACM Press}, title = {An evaluation of a multiple interface design solution for bloated software}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/503376.503406}, year = {2002} }

TY - CONF ID - mcgrenere02 L3 - citeulike-article-id:159280 N2 - This study examines a novel interface design for heavily-featured productivity software. The design includes two interfaces between which the user can easily toggle: (1) an interface personalized by the user containing desired features only, and (2) the default interface with all the standard features. This design was prototyped as a front-end to a commercial word processor and evaluated in a comprehensive field study. The study tested the effects of different interface designs on users' satisfaction and their perceived ability to navigate, control, and learn the software. There were two conditions: a commercial word processor with adaptive menus and our two-interface prototype with adaptable menus for the same word processor. Results showed that participants were better able to navigate through the menus and toolbars and were better able to learn with our prototype. There were also significant differences in satisfaction and control with our design SN - 1581134533 AD - New York, NY, USA EP - 170 TI - An evaluation of a multiple interface design solution for bloated software PB - ACM Press T2 - CHI '02: Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems SP - 164 KW - adaptation KW - cognition KW - customization N1 - * distinction between adaptable (by the user) and adaptive (by the program) software. AU - Mcgrenere, Joanna AU - Baecker, Ronald AU - Booth, Kellogg PY - 2002/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/503376.503406 ER -