The communicative functions of animation in user interfaces

Authors:
David Novick;Joseph Rhodes;Wervyn Wert
Affiliations:
The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA;Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA;Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
Venue:
Proceedings of the 29th ACM international conference on Design of communication
Year:
2011

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Abstract

To develop a model that relates the purpose of the communication to the nature of the animation, we surveyed existing user interfaces that use animation, analyzed these uses with respect to type of animation and communicative function, and considered ambiguous or otherwise difficult cases. From this analysis, we constructed a matrix with appropriateness/inappropriateness values for all combinations of communicative functions and animation types covered by our survey. To illustrate how the model could be applied to graphical user interfaces and to assess the model's plausibility, we used the model to develop two versions of a user interface for an MP3 player.