From Sit-Forward to Lean-Back: Using a Mobile Device to Vary Interactive Pace

Jones, M and Buchanan, G and Jain, P and Marsden, G (2003) From Sit-Forward to Lean-Back: Using a Mobile Device to Vary Interactive Pace, Proceedings of Mobile HCI, 8-11 September, Udine, Italy, 390-394.

[img] PDF
sflbworkingpaper.pdf

Download (492kB)

Abstract

Although online, handheld, mobile computers offer new possibilities in searching and retrieving information on the go, the fast-paced, “sit -forward” style of interaction may not be appropriate for all user search needs. In this paper, we explore how a handheld computer can be used to enable interactive search experiences that vary in pace from fast and immediate through to reflective and delayed. We describe a system that asynchronously combines an offline handheld computer and an online desktop Personal Computer, and discuss some results of an initial user evaluation.

Item Type: Conference paper
Uncontrolled Keywords: Mobile device, interaction,searching
Subjects: Human-centered computing
Date Deposited: 21 Oct 2005
Last Modified: 10 Oct 2019 15:36
URI: http://pubs.cs.uct.ac.za/id/eprint/238

Actions (login required)

View Item View Item