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International Journal of Man-Machine Studies
Pad: an alternative approach to the computer interface
SIGGRAPH '93 Proceedings of the 20th annual conference on Computer graphics and interactive techniques
Information space representation in interactive systems: relationship to spatial abilities
Proceedings of the third ACM conference on Digital libraries
Readings in information visualization: using vision to think
Readings in information visualization: using vision to think
Hedonic and ergonomic quality aspects determine a software's appeal
Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Individual differences in virtual environments-introduction and overview
Journal of the American Society for Information Science - Special topic issue: individual differences in virtual environments
Individual differences in a spatial-semantic virtual environment
Journal of the American Society for Information Science - Special topic issue: individual differences in virtual environments
Reading of electronic documents: the usability of linear, fisheye, and overview+detail interfaces
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Navigation patterns and usability of zoomable user interfaces with and without an overview
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI)
Image-Browser Taxonomy and Guidelines for Designers
IEEE Software
DateLens: A fisheye calendar interface for PDAs
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI)
Proceedings of the working conference on Advanced visual interfaces
AppLens and launchTile: two designs for one-handed thumb use on small devices
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Summary thumbnails: readable overviews for small screen web browsers
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
ZuiScat: querying and visualizing information spaces on personal digital assistants
Proceedings of the 7th international conference on Human computer interaction with mobile devices & services
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
Navigation techniques for small-screen devices: An evaluation on maps and web pages
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
Proceedings of the 10th international conference on Human computer interaction with mobile devices and services
Advanced user interfaces for product management systems
HCI '08 Proceedings of the Third IASTED International Conference on Human Computer Interaction
Evaluation of wayfinding aids interface in virtual environment
HCI'07 Proceedings of the 12th international conference on Human-computer interaction: interaction platforms and techniques
MobileHCI '12 Proceedings of the 14th international conference on Human-computer interaction with mobile devices and services
On the effectiveness of Overview+Detail visualization on mobile devices
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing
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While zoomable user interfaces can improve the usability of applications by easing data access, a drawback is that some users tend to become lost after they have zoomed in. Previous studies indicate that this effect could be related to individual differences in spatial ability. To overcome such orientation problems, many desktop applications feature an additional overview window showing a miniature of the entire information space. Small devices, however, have a very limited screen real estate and incorporating an overview window often means pruning the size of the detail view considerably. Given this context, we report the results of a user study in which 24 participants solved search tasks by using two zoomable scatterplot applications on a PDA - one of the applications featured an overview, the other relied solely on the detail view. In contrast to similar studies for desktop applications, there was no significant difference in user preference between the interfaces. On the other hand, participants solved search tasks faster without the overview. This indicates that, on small screens, a larger detail view can outweigh the benefits gained from an overview window. Individual differences in spatial ability did not have a significant effect on task-completion times although results suggest that participants with higher spatial ability were slowed down by the overview more than low spatial-ability users.