VM González, G Mark - Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on …, 2004 - dl.acm.org
Most current designs of information technology are based on the notion of supporting distinct tasks such as document production, email usage, and voice communication. In this paper …
PD Adamczyk, BP Bailey - Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on …, 2004 - dl.acm.org
User attention is a scarce resource, and users are susceptible to interruption overload. Systems do not reason about the effects of interrupting a user during a task sequence. In this …
Our studies have shown that as displays become larger, users leave more windows open for easy multitasking. A larger number of windows, however, may increase the time that users …
JP Sousa, D Garlan - 2004 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Computers support more and more daily activities for common users, and users increasingly take their activities to different locations. Rather than being bound to a specific device, users …
We report on a diary study of the activities of information workers aimed at characterizing how people interleave multiple tasks amidst interruptions. The week-long study revealed the …