No going back: An interactive visualization application for trailblazing on the web

Christopher Power; Ian McQuillan; Helen Petrie; Peter Kennaugh; Mark Daley; Geoff Wozniak

No going back: An interactive visualization application for trailblazing on the web

Christopher Power, Ian McQuillan, Helen Petrie, Peter Kennaugh, Mark Daley, Geoff Wozniak

Computer Science

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

This paper presents the design of a new web browser, the Tree Trailblazer, which allows users to browse the web while maintaining a visual record of their exploration path, or trail, through the information space. This design enhances the backtracking aspects of web browsing over current designs by providing visual cues regarding the pages related to the page being viewed, providing users with an understanding of their position in the trail. This design also helps users blaze new trails off a page by allowing them to open previews of pages off of the currently viewed page.

The scenario based design process that was used to construct the browser is discussed in conjunction with the initial prototype implementation. A formative user evaluation of this prototype showed this browser design to be very easy to learn and highly usable, with particular attention being paid to aspects of the tree visualization.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	PROCEEDINGS OF THE 12TH INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION VISUALISATION
Editors	E Banissi, L Stuart, M Jern, G Andrienko, FT Marchese, N Memon, R Alhajj, TG Wyeld, RA Burkhard, G Grinstein, D Groth, A Ursyn, C Maple, A Faiola, B Craft
Place of Publication	LOS ALAMITOS
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Pages	133-142
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	978-0-7695-3268-4
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	12th International Conference Information Visualisation 2008 - London Duration: 9 Jul 2008 → 11 Jul 2008

Conference

Conference	12th International Conference Information Visualisation 2008
City	London
Period	9/07/08 → 11/07/08

Keywords

web browser
interactive trailblazing
user evaluation
thumbnail
backtracking
hierarchy
direct manipulation
trail visualization
PAGES

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Power, C., McQuillan, I., Petrie, H., Kennaugh, P., Daley, M., & Wozniak, G. (2008). No going back: An interactive visualization application for trailblazing on the web. In E. Banissi, L. Stuart, M. Jern, G. Andrienko, FT. Marchese, N. Memon, R. Alhajj, TG. Wyeld, RA. Burkhard, G. Grinstein, D. Groth, A. Ursyn, C. Maple, A. Faiola, & B. Craft (Eds.), PROCEEDINGS OF THE 12TH INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION VISUALISATION (pp. 133-142). IEEE Computer Society.

Power, Christopher ; McQuillan, Ian ; Petrie, Helen et al. / No going back: An interactive visualization application for trailblazing on the web. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 12TH INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION VISUALISATION. editor / E Banissi ; L Stuart ; M Jern ; G Andrienko ; FT Marchese ; N Memon ; R Alhajj ; TG Wyeld ; RA Burkhard ; G Grinstein ; D Groth ; A Ursyn ; C Maple ; A Faiola ; B Craft. LOS ALAMITOS : IEEE Computer Society, 2008. pp. 133-142

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Power, C, McQuillan, I, Petrie, H, Kennaugh, P, Daley, M & Wozniak, G 2008, No going back: An interactive visualization application for trailblazing on the web. in E Banissi, L Stuart, M Jern, G Andrienko, FT Marchese, N Memon, R Alhajj, TG Wyeld, RA Burkhard, G Grinstein, D Groth, A Ursyn, C Maple, A Faiola & B Craft (eds), PROCEEDINGS OF THE 12TH INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION VISUALISATION. IEEE Computer Society, LOS ALAMITOS, pp. 133-142, 12th International Conference Information Visualisation 2008, London, 9/07/08.

No going back: An interactive visualization application for trailblazing on the web. / Power, Christopher; McQuillan, Ian; Petrie, Helen et al.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 12TH INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION VISUALISATION. ed. / E Banissi; L Stuart; M Jern; G Andrienko; FT Marchese; N Memon; R Alhajj; TG Wyeld; RA Burkhard; G Grinstein; D Groth; A Ursyn; C Maple; A Faiola; B Craft. LOS ALAMITOS: IEEE Computer Society, 2008. p. 133-142.

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Power C, McQuillan I, Petrie H, Kennaugh P, Daley M, Wozniak G. No going back: An interactive visualization application for trailblazing on the web. In Banissi E, Stuart L, Jern M, Andrienko G, Marchese FT, Memon N, Alhajj R, Wyeld TG, Burkhard RA, Grinstein G, Groth D, Ursyn A, Maple C, Faiola A, Craft B, editors, PROCEEDINGS OF THE 12TH INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION VISUALISATION. LOS ALAMITOS: IEEE Computer Society. 2008. p. 133-142

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