TY - GEN
T1 - Comparative evaluation of interfaces for presenting location-based information on mobile devices
AU - Goh, Dion Hoe Lian
AU - Lee, Chei Sian
AU - Razikin, Khasfariyati
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Location-based information can now be easily accessed on mobile devices and is commonly presented in the form of lists of items, maps and more recently, augmented reality (AR). Each approach (list, map, AR) has its strengths and weaknesses. In this paper, we investigate the three approaches for searching and browsing location-based information, taking into account performance and users' perceptions of usability. Participants were issued with Android smartphones pre-loaded with a specific interface and performed a set of browsing and searching tasks. Results suggest that all three interfaces performed similarly for search tasks, but for browsing, the map performed worst. In terms of usability, participants appeared to rate the list better than the other interfaces for presentation location-based information.
AB - Location-based information can now be easily accessed on mobile devices and is commonly presented in the form of lists of items, maps and more recently, augmented reality (AR). Each approach (list, map, AR) has its strengths and weaknesses. In this paper, we investigate the three approaches for searching and browsing location-based information, taking into account performance and users' perceptions of usability. Participants were issued with Android smartphones pre-loaded with a specific interface and performed a set of browsing and searching tasks. Results suggest that all three interfaces performed similarly for search tasks, but for browsing, the map performed worst. In terms of usability, participants appeared to rate the list better than the other interfaces for presentation location-based information.
KW - Augmented reality
KW - evaluation
KW - lists
KW - maps
KW - mobile information access
KW - user interfaces
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-24826-9_30
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-24826-9_30
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:80455173423
SN - 9783642248252
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 237
EP - 246
BT - Digital Libraries
T2 - 13th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2011
Y2 - 24 October 2011 through 27 October 2011
ER -