Attuning notification design to user goals and attention costs

Authors:
D. Scott McCrickard;C. M. Chewar
Affiliations:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA;Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
Venue:
Communications of the ACM
Year:
2003

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Abstract

Why is the attentive user interface paradigm important for human-computer interaction? The human attention system is so sensitive to various methods of notification that traditional design involves too much compromise and guesswork.