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Does Animation Help Users Build Mental Maps of Spatial Information?. Benjamin B. Bederson. Angela Boltman. December 1998.
We examine how animating a viewpoint change in a spatial information system affects a user's ability to build a mental map of the information in the space. We found that animation improves users' ability to reconstruct the information space, with no penalty on task performance time. We believe that this study provides strong evidence for adding animated transitions in many applications with fixed spatial data where the user navigates around the data space. (Also cross-referenced as UMIACS-TR-98-73) University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies, Department of Computer Science, University of Maryland,
Chapter 3: Children as Our Technology Design Partners+. Allison Druin. Ben Bederson. Angela Boltman. Adrian Miura. Debby Knotts-Callahan. Mark Platt. March 1998.
"That's silly!" "I'm bored!" "I like that!" "Why do I have to do this?" "What is this for?" These are all important responses and questions that come from children. As our design partners in developing new technologies, children can offer bluntly honest views of their world. They have their own likes, dislikes, and needs that are not the same as adults' (Druin, Stewart, Proft, Bederson, & Hollan, 1997). As the development of new technologies for children becomes commonplace in industry and university research labs, children's input into the design and development process is critical. We need to establish new development methodologies that enable us to stop and listen, and learn to collaborate with children of all ages. In the chapter that follows, a discussion of new research methodologies will be presented. (Also cross-referenced as UMIACS-TR-98-20) University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies, Department of Computer Science, University of Maryland,
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