ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG)
Timespace in the workplace: dealing with interruptions
CHI '95 Conference Companion on Human Factors in Computing Systems
AROMA: abstract representation of presence supporting mutual awareness
Proceedings of the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human factors in computing systems
Partitioning digital worlds: focal and peripheral awareness in multiple monitor use
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Support for multitasking and background awareness using interactive peripheral displays
Proceedings of the 14th annual ACM symposium on User interface software and technology
Keeping found things found on the web
Proceedings of the tenth international conference on Information and knowledge management
Timely reminders: a case study of temporal guidance in PIM and email tools usage
CHI '00 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
"Constant, constant, multi-tasking craziness": managing multiple working spheres
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
A diary study of task switching and interruptions
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
WinCuts: manipulating arbitrary window regions for more effective use of screen space
CHI '04 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Scalable Fabric: flexible task management
Proceedings of the working conference on Advanced visual interfaces
Shrinking window operations for expanding display space
Proceedings of the working conference on Advanced visual interfaces
Is a picture worth a thousand words?: an evaluation of information awareness displays
GI '04 Proceedings of the 2004 Graphics Interface Conference
No task left behind?: examining the nature of fragmented work
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Designing and evaluating glanceable peripheral displays
DIS '06 Proceedings of the 6th conference on Designing Interactive systems
Interruptions on software teams: a comparison of paired and solo programmers
CSCW '06 Proceedings of the 2006 20th anniversary conference on Computer supported cooperative work
Defining, designing, and evaluating peripheral displays: an analysis using activity theory
Human-Computer Interaction
AdWiL: adaptive windows layout manager
CHI '09 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
WildThumb: a web browser supporting efficient task management on wide displays
Proceedings of the 15th international conference on Intelligent user interfaces
The CLOTHO project: predicting application utility
Proceedings of the 8th ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems
Importance-driven compositing window management
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Magic desk: bringing multi-touch surfaces into desktop work
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Display-adaptive window management for irregular surfaces
Proceedings of the ACM International Conference on Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces
WindowScape: Lessons learned from a task-centric window manager
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI)
Interactive Self-Organizing Windows
Computer Graphics Forum
Docking window framework: supporting multitasking by docking windows
Proceedings of the 10th asia pacific conference on Computer human interaction
m+pSpaces: virtual workspaces in the spatially-aware mobile environment
MobileHCI '12 Proceedings of the 14th international conference on Human-computer interaction with mobile devices and services
Active progress bar: aiding the switch to temporary activities
BCS-HCI '12 Proceedings of the 26th Annual BCS Interaction Specialist Group Conference on People and Computers
Decision Making, Dashboard Displays, and Human Performance in Service Systems
International Journal of Information Systems in the Service Sector
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Information workers often have to balance many tasks and interruptions. In this work, we explore peripheral display techniques that improve multitasking efficiency by helping users maintain task flow, know when to resume tasks, and more easily reacquire tasks. Specifically, we compare two types of abstraction that provide different task information: semantic content extraction, which displays only the most relevant content in a window, and change detection, which signals when a change has occurred in a window (all de-signed as modifications to Scalable Fabric [17]). Results from our user study suggest that semantic content extraction improves multitasking performance more so than either change detection or our base case of scaling. Results also show that semantic content extraction provides significant benefits to task flow, resumption timing, and reacquisition. We discuss the implication of these findings on the design of peripheral interfaces that support multitasking.