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1999
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Visualization of Search Results: A Comparative Evaluation of Text, 2D, and 3D Interfaces

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Visualization of Search Results: A Comparative Evaluation of Text, 2D, and 3D Interfaces
Although there have been many prototypes of visualization in support of information retrieval, there has been little systematic evaluation that distinguishes the benefits of the visualization per se from that of various accompanying features. The current study focuses on such an evaluation of NIRVE, a tool that supports visualization of search results. Insofar as possible, functionally equivalent 3D, 2D, and text versions of NIRVE were implemented. Nine novices and six professional users completed a series of information-seeking tasks on a set of retrieved documents. There were high interface costs for the 3D visualization, although those costs decreased substantially with experience. Performance was best when the tool’s properties matched task demands; only under the right combination of task, user, and interface did 3D visualization result in performance comparable to functionally matched 2D and textual tools. Keywords Information Visualization, 3D, 2D, text, Evaluation, Interface...
Marc M. Sebrechts, John Cugini, Sharon J. Laskowsk
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Type Conference
Year 1999
Where SIGIR
Authors Marc M. Sebrechts, John Cugini, Sharon J. Laskowski, Joanna Vasilakis, Michael S. Miller
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