NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Cates, Ward Mitchell – 1996
The graphical user interface (GUI) has become something of a standard for instructional programs in recent years. One type of GUI is the metaphorical type. For example, the Macintosh GUI is based on the "desktop" metaphor where objects one manipulates within the GUI are implied to be objects one might find in a real office's desktop.…
Descriptors: Classification, Computer Graphics, Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Development
Paez, Linda B.; Bezerra da Silva-Fh., Jose; Marchionini, Gary – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1996
Questionnaires, observation, and taped interviews of 36 graduate students were used to compare and evaluate the use of a continuous zooming graphical interface and a typical jump-based hypertext interface, with a focus on minimizing user disorientation when reading documents. Learning time, performance and user satisfaction were evaluated. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria
Cochenour, John J.; And Others – 1996
A study of nine different image maps from World Wide Web home pages was conducted to evaluate their effectiveness in information display and access, relative to visual, navigational, and practical characteristics. Nine independent viewers completed 20-question surveys on the image maps, in which they evaluated the characteristics of the maps on a…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Aesthetic Values, Computer Graphics, Computer Interfaces