Improving interfaces for managing applications in multiple-device environments Export

@inproceedings{citeulike:1848042, abstract = {Productive collaboration in a multiple-device environment (MDE) requires an effective interface for efficiently managing applications among devices. Though many interfaces exist, there is little empirical understanding of how they affect collaboration. This paper reports results from a user study comparing how well three classes of interfaces; textual, map, and iconic, support application management during realistic, collaborative activities in an MDE. From empirical results, observations, and an analysis of how users interacted with each interface, we produced a set of design lessons for improving management interfaces. The lessons were demonstrated within the iconic interface, but they are just as applicable to other interfaces. This work contributes further understanding of how to design effective management interfaces for MDEs.}, address = {New York, NY, USA}, author = {Biehl, Jacob T. and Bailey, Brian P.}, booktitle = {AVI '06: Proceedings of the working conference on Advanced visual interfaces}, citeulike-article-id = {1848042}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1133273}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1133265.1133273}, doi = {10.1145/1133265.1133273}, isbn = {1-59593-353-0}, keywords = {interactive\_spaces, multi\_device, space\_explorer}, location = {Venezia, Italy}, pages = {35--42}, posted-at = {2007-10-31 18:03:40}, priority = {0}, publisher = {ACM}, title = {Improving interfaces for managing applications in multiple-device environments}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1133265.1133273}, year = {2006} }

TY - CONF ID - citeulike:1848042 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1848042 N2 - Productive collaboration in a multiple-device environment (MDE) requires an effective interface for efficiently managing applications among devices. Though many interfaces exist, there is little empirical understanding of how they affect collaboration. This paper reports results from a user study comparing how well three classes of interfaces; textual, map, and iconic, support application management during realistic, collaborative activities in an MDE. From empirical results, observations, and an analysis of how users interacted with each interface, we produced a set of design lessons for improving management interfaces. The lessons were demonstrated within the iconic interface, but they are just as applicable to other interfaces. This work contributes further understanding of how to design effective management interfaces for MDEs. CY - Venezia, Italy SN - 1-59593-353-0 AD - New York, NY, USA EP - 42 TI - Improving interfaces for managing applications in multiple-device environments PB - ACM T2 - AVI '06: Proceedings of the working conference on Advanced visual interfaces SP - 35 KW - interactive_spaces KW - multi_device KW - space_explorer AU - Biehl, Jacob AU - Bailey, Brian PY - 2006/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1133265.1133273 ER -