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Spatial Layout Versus List Layout: A Comparative Study

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Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2021 (INTERACT 2021)

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Information retrieval systems support users in finding relevant information in data sets. List layouts are wide-spread, but spatial layouts are catching up. User studies that systematically show their benefits for users are missing. We report on a comparative between-subject study with 43 participants comparing a spatial layout with a list layout. One group performed a task with a system providing semantic visualization, and the other group performed the same task with a system without semantic visualization. The results show that the users of the spatial layout had significantly more interaction with the system in shorter time, with a slightly higher outcome and higher satisfaction.

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  1. Institute of Information Systems, Hof University, Alfons-Goppel-Platz 1, 95028, Hof, Germany

    Daniel Roßner & Claus Atzenbeck

  2. Human-Computer Interaction Group, University of Bamberg, Kapuzinerstraße 16, 96047, Bamberg, Germany

    Tom Gross

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  1. Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, Polytechnic University of Bari, Bari, Italy

    Carmelo Ardito

  2. Computer Science Department, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy

    Rosa Lanzilotti

  3. Computer Science Department, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Alessio Malizia

  4. Department of Computer Science, University of York, York, UK

    Helen Petrie

  5. Computer Science Department, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy

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Roßner, D., Atzenbeck, C., Gross, T. (2021). Spatial Layout Versus List Layout: A Comparative Study. In: Ardito, C., et al. Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2021. INTERACT 2021. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12936. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85607-6_65

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