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Seminar
Maximizing the Performance of SDAZ Interfaces.
Speaker: Josh Savage, Graduate Student.
Institute: Computer Science Department, University of Canterbury.
Time/Place: 10:00 AM, Wed, 26 Nov, in Room 031, Erskine Building.
Abstract
Speed-Dependant Automatic Zooming (SDAZ) is a new navigation technique that couples the user's rate of motion through an information space with the zoom level - the faster a user scrolls, the higher they fly above the document. This navigation technique has been shown to be more efficient in search related tasks than traditional scroll, pan and manual zoom methods. Currently, there are no optimal calibration settings for SDAZ interfaces. Our research focuses on the calibration of SDAZ through a formal evaluation of user's comfortable scrolling speeds. We also explore ways of enhancing human-system interaction with techniques such as zoom-to-cursor and maximum zoom falling rates. Future work includes a formal evaluation to compare the performance of our optimized interfaces with current scrolling techniques.
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