Spatial History: Using Spatial Memory to Recall Information
| dc.contributor.author | Logan, Kevin Robert | en |
| dc.contributor.committeechair | North, Christopher L. | en |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Bowman, Douglas A. | en |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Tatar, Deborah Gail | en |
| dc.contributor.department | Computer Science | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-02-19T22:36:22Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2013-02-19T22:36:22Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-12-13 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Some computer users employ large displays, 6 or more monitors, in order to view a large amount of data on a single desktop at one time. This layout can be useful when the user is performing tasks in which they must view several different information sources at a time. For example, a user may be writing a paper in which they may be simultaneously typing a document, reading another paper, and view a spreadsheet. After the task is completed, the user may close all of the windows, however sometime later they may want to view a document associated with that task. A possible scenario is for the user to know that they were viewing an important document in their top left monitor, but they cannot remember which document. SpatialHistory looks to allow a user to recall which windows and documents were open at a certain time spatially. The user may query a particular region of a large display and SpatialHistory will report the windows that were open in that area. Through a user study, we conclude that i) some users organize their large displays in a spatial manner placing certain types of documents and windows in certain places and that ii) our tool has the potential to help users recall previously viewed windows based on a spatial memory of their desktop. | en |
| dc.description.degree | Master of Science | en |
| dc.format.medium | ETD | en |
| dc.identifier.other | vt_gsexam:245 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/19211 | en |
| dc.publisher | Virginia Tech | en |
| dc.rights | In Copyright | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | en |
| dc.subject | Spatial Memory | en |
| dc.subject | Large Displays | en |
| dc.subject | Windows | en |
| dc.title | Spatial History: Using Spatial Memory to Recall Information | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Computer Science and Applications | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | en |
| thesis.degree.level | masters | en |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Science | en |
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