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COGSCI
2004
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13 years 4 months ago
Moving words: dynamic representations in language comprehension
Eighty-two participants listened to sentences and then judged whether two sequentially presented visual objects were the same. On critical trials, participants heard a sentence de...
Rolf A. Zwaan, Carol J. Madden, Richard H. Yaxley,...
VL
1997
IEEE
171views Visual Languages» more  VL 1997»
13 years 9 months ago
Making Distortions Comprehensible
This paper discusses visual information representation from the perspective of human comprehension. The distortion viewing paradigm is an appropriate focus for this discussion as ...
M. Sheelagh T. Carpendale, David J. Cowperthwaite,...
VL
2005
IEEE
104views Visual Languages» more  VL 2005»
13 years 10 months ago
Using a Molecular Metaphor to Facilitate Comprehension of 3D Object Diagrams
This paper presents a strategy for the visualization of dynamic object relationships in Java programs. The metaphor of a chemical molecule is used to aid comprehension, and to hel...
Brian A. Malloy, James F. Power
INTERACT
2007
13 years 6 months ago
Improving Users' Comprehension of Changes with Animation and Sound: An Empirical Assessment
Animation or sound is often used in user interfaces as an attempt to improve users' perception and comprehension of evolving situations and support them in decision-making. Ho...
Céline Schlienger, Stéphane Conversy...
VL
1996
IEEE
117views Visual Languages» more  VL 1996»
13 years 9 months ago
Tactile Programming: A Unified Manipulation Paradigm Supporting Program Comprehension, Composition and Sharing
Although visual programming techniques have been used to lower the threshold of programming for end users, they are not sufficient for creating end user programming environments t...
Alexander Repenning, James Ambach