308 research outputs found
Guide to Opportunities in Volunteer Archaeology Case study of the use of a hypertext system in a museum exhibit
This case study shows how a hypertext system was used in a
traveling exhibit of the Smithsonian Institution. The database
about archaeology was constructed by a professor and
students of the history department of the University of
Maryland. Regular updates of the database were made for
each new venue of the exhibit. Finally the database was
translated into French and automatically rebuilt to be used in
Canada. Helpful features of the hypertext system as well as
the difficulties encountered are described. System users
were observed in the museum and collected usage data was
analyzed.
(Also cross-referenced as CAR-TR-523
10241 Executive Summary -- Information Visualization
Information Visualization (InfoVis) focuses on the use of
visualization techniques to help people understand and analyze
data. While related fields such as Scientific Visualization involve
the presentation of data that has some physical or geometric
correspondence, Information Visualization centers on abstract
information without such correspondences.
The aim of this seminar was to bring together theoreticians
and practitioners from the field with a special focus on the
intersection of InfoVis and Human-Computer Interaction. To support
discussions that are related to the visualization of real world
data, researchers from selected application areas also attended and
contributed. During the seminar, working groups on eight different
topics were formed and enabled a critical reflection on
ongoing research efforts, the state of the field, and key research
challenges today
1992 Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory Video Reports
Introduction - Ben Shneiderman, [3:00], Dynamic Queries: database
searching by direct manipulation - Ben Shneiderman, Chris Williamson,
Christopher Ahlberg, [10:55], Treemaps for visualizing hierarchical
information - Ben Shneiderman, Brian Johnson, Dave Turo, [11:25], Three
strategies for directory browsing - Rick Chimera, [10:30], Filter-Flow
metaphor for boolean queries - Degi Young, Ben Shneiderman, [6:35], The
AT&T Teaching Theater: active learning through computer supported
collaborative courseware - Kent Norman, [8:25], ACCESS: an online public
access catalog at the Library of Congress - Gary Marchionini, [8:15]
Remote Direct Manipulation: a telepathology workstation - Catherine
Plaisant, Dave Carr, [7:30], Guiding automation with pixels: a technique
for programming in the user interface - Richard Potter, [11:50]
(Also cross-referenced as CAR-TR-792
10241 Abstracts Collection -- Information Visualization
From 13.06.10 to 18.06.10, the Dagstuhl Seminar 10241 ``Information Visualization \u27\u27 was held in Schloss Dagstuhl~--~Leibniz Center for Informatics.
During the seminar, several participants presented their current
research, and ongoing work and open problems were discussed. Abstracts of
the presentations given during the seminar as well as abstracts of
seminar results and ideas are put together in this paper. The first section
describes the seminar topics and goals in general.
Links to extended abstracts or full papers are provided, if available
1993 Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory Video Reports
Introduction and table of contents - Ben Shneiderman, [4:00] Dynamaps:
dynamic queries on a health statistics atlas - Catherine Plaisant and
Vinit Jain, [6:34], Hierarchical visualization with Treemaps: making
sense of pro basketball data - Dave Turo, [10:47], TreeViz: file
directory browsing - Brian Johnson, [10:04], HyperCourseware: computer
integrated tools in the AT&T Teaching Theater - Kent Norman, [7:08],
Improving access to medical abstracts: Grateful Med Interface prototype -
Gary Marchionini, [6:08], Layout appropriateness: guiding interface desi
gn with simple task descriptions - Andrew Sears, [4:00]
(Also cross-referenced as CAR-TR-793
Active progress bars : facilitating the switch to temporary activities
International audienceIn this paper, we seek to find a better way of effective task management when a progress bar interrupts user's primary activity. We propose to augment progress bars with user controlled functionalities facilitating the switch to temporary activities. We detail a taxonomy of waiting period contexts and possible temporary tasks, then report on 5 participatory design, and a follow-up survey of 96 respondents. Finally we describe an early prototype of active progress bars, and report on initial use
1991 Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory Video Reports
Introduction - Ben Shneiderman, Scheduling home control devices -
Catherine Plaisant, Ben Shneiderman, Touchscreen toggles - Catherine
Plaisant , A home automation system - Reuel Launey (Custom Command
Systems), PlayPen II (now known as PenPlay II) : A novel fingerpainting
program - Andrew Sears, Ben Shneiderman, Touchscreen keyboards - Andrew
Sears, Ben Shneiderman, Pie menus - Don Hopkins, Three interfaces for
browsing tables of contents - Rick Chimera
(Also cross-referenced as CAR-TR-791
Vehicle Speed Information Displays for Public Websites A Survey of User Preferences
The paper reports on a study comparing alternative presentations of
freeway speed data on maps. The goal of the study was to inform the
design of displays of real time speed data over the Internet to the
general public. Subjects were presented with a series of displays and
asked to rate their preferences. We looked at different choices of color
(3 colors, 6 colors or a continuous range), and proposed line, sensor,
and segment representations of the speed data. We also collected
feedback on more complex displays such as comparison between current and
"normal" speeds, and a chart of speed variation over a period of time at
given locations.
(Also cross-referenced as HCIL-TR-2000-23)
(Also cross-referenced as UMIACS-TR-2000-73
Organization overviews and role management: Inspiration for future desktop environments
In our exploration of future work environments for the World Bank we
propose two concepts. Organization overviews provide a consistent
support to present the results of a variety of manual or semi-automated
searches. This view can be adapted or expanded for each class of users
to finally map the multiple personal roles an individual has in an
organization. After command line interfaces, graphical point and click
interfaces, and the current "docu-centric" designs, the natural
direction is towards a role-centered approach where we believe the
emphasis is on the management of those multiple roles. Each role
involves coordination with groups of people and accomplishment of tasks
within a schedule.
(Also cross-referenced as CAR-TR-771
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