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Result: Comparison of 2D and 3D representations for visualising telecommunication usage

Title:
Comparison of 2D and 3D representations for visualising telecommunication usage
Authors:
HICKS, Martin, O'MALLEY, Claire, NICHOLS, Sarah, ANDERSON, Ben
Source:
Behaviour & information technology (Print). 22(3):185-201
Publisher Information:
London: Taylor & Francis, 2003.
Publication Year:
2003
Physical Description:
print, 25 ref
Original Material:
INIST-CNRS
Subject Terms:
Information and communication sciences, Sciences de l'information communication, Documentation, Sciences exactes et technologie, Exact sciences and technology, Sciences et techniques communes, Sciences and techniques of general use, Sciences de l'information. Documentation, Information science. Documentation, Systèmes de recherche d'informations. Système de gestion documentaire et d'information, Information retrieval systems. Information and document management system, Interfaces. Logiciels, Interfaces. Software, Sciences de l'information et de la communication, Information and communication sciences, Système de recherche documentaire. Système de gestion documentaire et d'information, Avantage, Advantage, Ventaja, Courrier électronique, Electronic mail, Correo electrónico, Diagramme, Diagram, Diagrama, Etude comparative, Comparative study, Estudio comparativo, Evaluation performance, Performance evaluation, Evaluación prestación, Représentation graphique, Graphics, Representación gráfica, Satisfaction, Satisfacción, Spirale, Spiral, Espira, Système 2 dimensions, Two dimensional system, Sistema 2 dimensiones, Système 3 dimensions, Three dimensional system, Sistema 3 dimensiones, Traitement information, Information processing, Procesamiento información, Utilisabilité, Usability, Usabilidad, Représentation information, Information representation
Document Type:
Academic journal Article
File Description:
text
Language:
English
Author Affiliations:
School of Psychology and School of Mechanical, Materials, Manufacturing Engineering & Management, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
Chimera, Institute for Socio-Technical Innovation and Research, University of Essex, United Kingdom
ISSN:
0144-929X
Access URL:
http://pascal-francis.inist.fr/vibad/index.php?action=search&terms=14868190
Rights:
Copyright 2003 INIST-CNRS
CC BY 4.0
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Notes:
Sciences of information and communication. Documentation

FRANCIS
Accession Number:
edscal.14868190
Database:
PASCAL Archive

Further Information

This paper describes an empirical evaluation of one two-dimensional (2D), and two three-dimensional (3D) representations. These representations were developed to present customer behaviour information on telecommunications usage. The goal of the study was to investigate how the properties of these different but informationally equivalent representations supported information retrieval and problem solving using the database. Thirty-six participants performed a number of information retrieval and problem solving tasks, in one of three experimental conditions: 2D graph, 3D graph and 3D helix plot. Measures included performance time and accuracy and user attitudes concerning the usability of the displays. Despite certain navigational problems associated with the 2D representation, the results indicated a performance advantage for the 2D display compared with both 3D representations. Generally, the analyses revealed that the differences in representational characteristics have a significant effect on the level of cognitive effort required to perform the tasks.