Evaluation and analysis of users' activity organization

Liam Bannon; Allen Cypher; Steven Greenspan; Melissa L. Monty

doi:10.1145/800045.801580

Evaluation and analysis of users' activity organization

Liam Bannon, Allen Cypher, Steven Greenspan, Melissa L. Monty

University of California at San Diego

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Abstract

Our analyses of the activities performed by users of computer systems show complex patterns of interleaved activities. Current human - computer interfaces provide little support for the kinds of problems users encounter when attempting to accomplish several different tasks in a single session. In this paper we develop a framework for discussing the characteristics of activities, in terms of activity structures, and provide a number of conceptual guidelines for developing an interface which supports activity coordination. The concept of a workspace is introduced as a unifying construct for reducing the mental workload when switching tasks, and for supporting contextually-driven interpretations of the users' activity structures.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 1983
Editors	Ann Janda
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	54-57
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	0897911210
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/800045.801580
Publication status	Published - 12 Dec 1983
Externally published	Yes
Event	1983 SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 1983 - Boston, United States Duration: 12 Dec 1983 → 15 Dec 1983

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Name	Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

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Conference	1983 SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 1983
Country/Territory	United States
City	Boston
Period	12/12/83 → 15/12/83

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Bannon, L., Cypher, A., Greenspan, S., & Monty, M. L. (1983). Evaluation and analysis of users' activity organization. In A. Janda (Ed.), Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 1983 (pp. 54-57). (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/800045.801580

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Bannon, L, Cypher, A, Greenspan, S & Monty, ML 1983, Evaluation and analysis of users' activity organization. in A Janda (ed.), Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 1983. Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings, Association for Computing Machinery, pp. 54-57, 1983 SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 1983, Boston, United States, 12/12/83. https://doi.org/10.1145/800045.801580

Evaluation and analysis of users' activity organization. / Bannon, Liam; Cypher, Allen; Greenspan, Steven et al.
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 1983. ed. / Ann Janda. Association for Computing Machinery, 1983. p. 54-57 (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).

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