Does Zooming Improve Image Browsing?

Abstract

We describe an image retrieval system we built based on a Zoomable User Interface (ZUI);. We also discuss the design, results and analysis of a controlled experiment we performed on the browsing aspects of the system. The experiment resulted in a statistically significant difference in the interaction between number of images (25, 75, 225) and style of browser (2D, ZUI, 3D). The 2D and ZUI browser systems performed equally, and both performed better than the 3D systems. The images browsers tested during the experimental include Cerious Software's Thumbs Plus, TriVista Technology's Simple LandScape and Photo GoRound, and out Zoomable Image Browser based on Pad++.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA412064

Entities

People

  • Benjamin B. Bederson
  • Tammara A. Combs

Organizations

  • University of Maryland

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Human-Computer Interfaces
  • Human-Machine Interaction
  • Human-Machine Interfaces
  • Human-Machine Systems
  • User Interface

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Physics

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