Breaking boundaries : a study of human-mobile interaction
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Based on providing visual representation of all functions and key pieces of content, What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) is the current interface design paradigm primarily used in personal computing machines. As we move into a world where computing power continues to increase, and we choose to decrease the physical size of our machines so that they will fit into our pockets, WYSIWYG will break. This research agenda explores a paradigm shift, asking whether users of computing machines can effectively complete tasks without this reliance on visual representation of all functions and information. The two experiments described in this dissertation seek to answer these questions: 1) do visual cues of information and function continue to be required by users in order to complete tasks using mobile devices? 2) are users moving beyond a reliance on recall and recognition memory in human-computer interaction? Furthermore, if these experiments are successful in showing that users no longer need to rely on visual cues in ways similar to the WYSIWYG interactions, can we then describe human-mobile interaction within a memory framework beyond standard recall and recognition? We built two distinct task-based protocols in which participants were asked to work through multi-step tasks, enacting functions and locating pieces of information that we described as being located outside of the physical space of the screen. These functions and pieces of information were not visually represented on the screen. Rather, the participants were primed to understand that the functions and information existed in this non-visual form and could be enacted through particular interaction techniques that referenced the particular, specific space outside of the screen where these items "lived." In the two experiments, participants worked through tasks, either in a WYSIWYG or in a YUMYS paradigm. We took a series of behavioral measurements, including time on task, total number of interactions between the user and the machine in order to complete the task, and successful, correct completion of the tasks. The outcome of this research agenda indicate that the YUMYS interface paradigm will provide a better design framework for mobile designers that will allow mobile users to perceive a decreased workload and increased success as they complete tasks within a YUMYS interface.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic; electronic resource; remote |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Publication date | 2011 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Murray, Katherine Janice |
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| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Communication |
| Primary advisor | Nass, Clifford Ivar |
| Thesis advisor | Nass, Clifford Ivar |
| Thesis advisor | Musen, Mark A |
| Thesis advisor | Reeves, Byron, 1949- |
| Thesis advisor | Roberts, Donald F |
| Advisor | Musen, Mark A |
| Advisor | Reeves, Byron, 1949- |
| Advisor | Roberts, Donald F |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
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Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Katherine Janice Murray. |
|---|---|
| Note | Submitted to the Department of Communication. |
| Thesis | Ph.D. Stanford University 2011 |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2011 by Katherine Janice Murray
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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