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Scope: providing awareness of multiple notifications at a glance

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Maarten van Dantzich,

Daniel Robbins,

Mary CzerwinskiAuthors Info & Claims

AVI '02: Proceedings of the Working Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces

Pages 267 - 281

https://doi.org/10.1145/1556262.1556306

Published: 22 May 2002 Publication History

Abstract

We describe the design and functionality of the Scope, a glanceable notification summarizer. The Scope is an information visualization designed to unify notifications and minimize distractions. It allows users to remain aware of notifications from multiple sources of information, including e-mail, instant messaging, information alerts, and appointments. The design employs a circular radar-like screen divided into sectors that group different kinds of notifications. The more urgent a notification is, the more centrally it is placed. Visual emphasis and annotation is used to reveal important properties of notifications. Several natural gestures allow users to zoom in on particular regions and to selectively drill down on items. We present key aspects of the Scope design, review the results of an initial user study, and describe the motivation and outcome of an iteration on the visual design.

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1. Human-centered computing
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    1. Interaction paradigms
      1. Graphical user interfaces

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AVI '02: Proceedings of the Working Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces

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DOI:10.1145/1556262

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