Search strategies in hypermedia navigation and spatial abilities: a comparison with physical navigation

Authors:
Aurélie Brouwers
Affiliations:
Research Fellow F.R.S-F.N.R.S, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Venue:
HCI'13 Proceedings of the 15th international conference on Human-Computer Interaction: users and contexts of use - Volume Part III
Year:
2013

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Abstract

This article focuses on spatial abilities mobilized during hypertext navigation. Based on the evidence that spatial cognition plays a central role in navigation, we present an experiment involving information search tasks both in physical environment and in hypermedia environment. We investigate how users make use of their spatial abilities to search information in hypermedia, by comparing their performances in hypermedia navigation and physical navigation. As data collection and analysis are still in progress, we present preliminary results based on available data.