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Interpretation and visualization of user history in a spatial hypertext system

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HT '10: Proceedings of the 21st ACM conference on Hypertext and hypermedia

Pages 255 - 264

https://doi.org/10.1145/1810617.1810663

Published: 13 June 2010 Publication History

Abstract

We describe a new history mechanism based on experiences with the use of recorded interaction history in the Visual Knowledge Builder (VKB). Problems with the use of history in prior systems include difficulty in locating activity of interest in large tasks, the problem of history records being at a system activity level rather than a human activity level, and difficulty in supporting navigation and comprehension in the branching histories used to represent alternative directions. To support comprehension of the history, we describe automatic history clustering to group low-level system events into a more human-level representation of activity and the extraction of information for summarizing these groups of events. To further support navigation and comprehension of history, the mechanism includes multiple visualization techniques to match diverse uses of history. The new history mechanism is integrated into VKB 3.

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Marca DBulander RKruslin CShishkov Bvan Sinderen M(2012)e-Business Challenges and Directions: Important Themes from the First ICE-B Workshope-Business and Telecommunications10.1007/978-3-642-25206-8_1(3-35)Online publication date: 2012
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25206-8_1
Petersen RWiil UDe Bra PGrønbæk K(2011)Hypertext structures for investigative teamsProceedings of the 22nd ACM conference on Hypertext and hypermedia10.1145/1995966.1995985(123-132)Online publication date: 6-Jun-2011
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1995966.1995985

Index Terms

Interpretation and visualization of user history in a spatial hypertext system
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Collaborative and social computing
    1. Collaborative and social computing theory, concepts and paradigms
      1. Computer supported cooperative work
2. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing and business
      1. Computer supported cooperative work

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Marca DBulander RKruslin CShishkov Bvan Sinderen M(2012)e-Business Challenges and Directions: Important Themes from the First ICE-B Workshope-Business and Telecommunications10.1007/978-3-642-25206-8_1(3-35)Online publication date: 2012
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Petersen RWiil UDe Bra PGrønbæk K(2011)Hypertext structures for investigative teamsProceedings of the 22nd ACM conference on Hypertext and hypermedia10.1145/1995966.1995985(123-132)Online publication date: 6-Jun-2011
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1995966.1995985

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