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Using a Mobile Device to Vary the Pace of Search

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Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (Mobile HCI 2003)

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Although online, handheld, mobile computers offer new possibilities in searching and retrieving information on-the-go, the fast-paced, “sit-forward” style of interaction may not be appropriate for all user search needs. In this paper, we explore how a handheld computer can be used to enable interactive search experiences that vary in pace from fast and immediate through to reflective and delayed. We describe a system that asynchronously combines an offline handheld computer and an online desktop Personal Computer, and discuss some results of an initial user evaluation.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, University of Waikato, New Zealand

    Matt Jones, Preeti Jain & George Buchanan

  2. Department of Computer Science, University of Cape Town, South Africa

    Gary Marsden

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  1. HCI Lab, Dept. of Math and Computer Science, University of Udine, Via delle Scienze 206, 33100, Udine, Italy

    Luca Chittaro

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Jones, M., Jain, P., Buchanan, G., Marsden, G. (2003). Using a Mobile Device to Vary the Pace of Search. In: Chittaro, L. (eds) Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services. Mobile HCI 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2795. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-45233-1_34

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