Title
The effects of spatial layout and view control on cognitive processing
Abstract
This study explores how spatial layout and view control impact learning. We performed a controlled experiment using a learning activity involving memory and comprehension of a visually represented story. We present our preliminary results comparing performance between a slideshow-type presentation on a single monitor and a spatially distributed presentation among multiple monitors, and method of view control (automatic and interactive). With the distributed layout, participants maintained better memory of the associated locations where information was presented. However, performance scores were significantly better for the slideshow presentation than for the distributed layout for the learning task.
Year
DOI
Venue
2011
10.1145/1979742.1979921
CHI Extended Abstracts
Keywords
Field
DocType
controlled experiment,cognitive processing,view control impact learning,spatial layout,better memory,slideshow-type presentation,slideshow presentation,multiple monitor,view control,associated location,performance score,interactivity,information processing,cognitive process,visualization,spatial memory
Interactivity,Information processing,Visualization,Computer science,Human–computer interaction,Controlled experiment,Cognition,Multimedia,Comprehension
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.35
5
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Eric D. Ragan133330.08
Alex Endert297452.18
Doug Bowman32681194.49
Francis Quek4606.56