Footprints : interaction history for digital objects
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning, Program in Media Arts & Sciences, 1999.
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2005
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| author | Wexelblat, Alan Daniel |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/291462019-04-12T11:18:45Z Footprints : interaction history for digital objects Interaction history for digital objects Wexelblat, Alan Daniel Pattie Maes. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Program in Media Arts and Sciences Architecture. Program in Media Arts and Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning, Program in Media Arts & Sciences, 1999. Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-143) and index. Digital information has no history. When we interact with physical objects, we are able to read the traces left by past interactions with the object. These traces, sometimes called "wear," form a basis for the interaction history of the object. In the physical world, we make use of interaction history to help come up with solutions and guidance. This is not possible in the digital realm, because the traces are missing. This dissertation describes a theoretical framework for talking about interaction history. This framework is related to work in anthropology, ethnomethodology, architecture, and urban planning. The framework describes a space of possible history-rich digital systems and gives properties which can be used to analyze existing systems. The space consists of six properties: proxemic/distemic, active/passive, rate/form of change, degree of permeation, personal/social, and kind of information. We also present an implementation of these ideas in a system called Footprints, a toolset for aiding information foraging on the World Wide Web. Our tools assume that users know what they want but that they need help finding it and help understanding - putting in context - what they have found. Footprints is a social navigation system, designed to show that information from past users can help direct present problem-solvers. We present results from informal use of the tools over the last two years, and from formal surveys and experiments on a controlled task. These experiments showed that people could achieve the same or better results with significantly less effort by using our tools. by Alan Daniel Wexelblat. Ph.D. 2005-09-27T20:53:30Z 2005-09-27T20:53:30Z 1999 1999 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/29146 42639504 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 147 p. 14701282 bytes 14701035 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Architecture. Program in Media Arts and Sciences Wexelblat, Alan Daniel Footprints : interaction history for digital objects |
| title | Footprints : interaction history for digital objects |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Footprints : interaction history for digital objects |
| title_short | Footprints : interaction history for digital objects |
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| topic | Architecture. Program in Media Arts and Sciences |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/29146 |
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