CS295J/Literature class 2.11

• Project Ernestine A research project from way back that demonstrated that modeling cognition plus motor plus perceptual tasks by telephone operators could predict the efficiency of a new user interface. The efficiency turned out to be lower than the old, low-tech version, which was a surprise. This paper is just the kind of result I'd like to be able to publish about more complex user interfaces. (Owner: David Laidlaw, discussion: ?, discussant: ?)

• Cognitive Strategies and Eye Movements for Searching Hierarchical Computer Displays This paper uses predictive modeling and eye-tracking data together to explain search behavior in hierarchical or non-hierarchical layouts. The layouts were lists of items organized in labeled groups, with the labels being either useful (hierarchical condition) or random (non-hierarchical condition). The research question is about whether people use different strategies when searching for a target item in each condition. They compared their model's predictions to observed eye movements and found them to be a pretty good fit, and therefore characterized search strategies using the model. (Owner: Caroline Ziemkiewicz, discussion: ?, discussant: ?)