Investigating UI displacements in an Adaptive Mobile Homescreen

Norrie, L. and Murray-Smith, R. (2016) Investigating UI displacements in an Adaptive Mobile Homescreen. International Journal of Mobile Human Computer Interaction, 8(3), pp. 1-18. (doi: 10.4018/IJMHCI.2016070101.oa)

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Abstract

The authors present a system that adapts application shortcuts (apps) on the homescreen of an Android smartphone, and investigate the effect of UI displacements that are caused by the choice of adaptive model and the order of apps in the homescreen layout. They define UI displacements to be the distance that items move between adaptations, and they use this as a measure of stability. An experiment with 12 participants is performed to evaluate the impact of UI displacements on the homescreen. To make the distribution of apps in the experiment task less contrived, naturally generated data from a pilot study is used. The authors’ results show that selection time is correlated to the magnitude of the previous UI displacement. Additionally, selection time and subjective rating improve significantly when the model is easy to understand and an alphabetical order is used, conditions that increase stability. However, rank order is preferred when the model updates frequently and is less easy to understand. The authors present their approach to adapting apps on the homescreen, and initial insights into UI displacements.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Murray-Smith, Professor Roderick
Authors: Norrie, L., and Murray-Smith, R.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Computing Science
Journal Name:International Journal of Mobile Human Computer Interaction
Journal Abbr.:IJMHC
Publisher:IGI Global
ISSN:1942-390X
ISSN (Online):1942-3918
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2016 The Authors
First Published:First published in International Journal of Mobile Human Computer Interaction 8(3):1-18
Publisher Policy:Reproduced under a Creative Commons License

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554791EPSRC Doctoral Training Grant 2010-14Mary Beth KneafseyEngineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)EP/P505534/1VICE PRINCIPAL RESEARCH & ENTERPRISE
554792EPSRC Doctoral Training Grant 2010-14Mary Beth KneafseyEngineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)EP/P505534/1VICE PRINCIPAL RESEARCH & ENTERPRISE
554793EPSRC Doctoral Training Grant 2010-14Mary Beth KneafseyEngineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)EP/P505534/1VICE PRINCIPAL RESEARCH & ENTERPRISE
554794EPSRC Doctoral Training Grant 2010-14Mary Beth KneafseyEngineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)EP/P505534/1VICE PRINCIPAL RESEARCH & ENTERPRISE
518721Engineering and Physical Sciences Doctoral Training Grant 2009-13Mary GoodmanEngineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)EP/P504937/1VICE PRINCIPAL RESEARCH & ENTERPRISE