To search or to explore -- that is the question: a study in mindful engagement

  • Authors:
  • Jon Pearce;Sofia Pardo

  • Affiliations:
  • The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia;The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction: Designing for Habitus and Habitat
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

It's easy to attract someone's attention on the web -- seductive animations using software such as Flash make this all too easy. But how do you retain their interest and, more importantly, keep their focus on the task at hand? We have approached this question by producing a research tool called iFISH that enables us to quickly construct environments in which users explore a range of outcomes based on their dynamic changes to personal preference settings, together with reflections on the consequences of these changes. We first describe a study using this tool in the context of students given the task of making a selection from a large range of university subjects, and later we introduce other uses of such a system.