Efficiency of Spearcon-Enhanced Navigation of One Dimensional Electronic Menus

Palladino, Dianne K.

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Efficiency of Spearcon-Enhanced Navigation of One Dimensional Electronic Menus

dc.contributor.author	Palladino, Dianne K.
dc.contributor.department	Psychology
dc.date.accessioned	2009-01-14T20:48:25Z
dc.date.available	2009-01-14T20:48:25Z
dc.date.issued	2008-05
dc.description.abstract	This study simulated and compared cell phone contact book menu navigation using combinations of both auditory (text-to-speech and spearcons) and visual cues. A total of 127 undergraduates participated in a study that required using one of five conditions of alphabetically listed menu cues to find a target name. Participants using visual cues (either alone or combined with auditory cues) outperformed those using only auditory cues. Performance was not found to be significantly different among the three auditory only conditions. When combined with visual cues, spearcons improved navigational efficiency more than both text-to-speech cues and menus using no sound, and provided evidence for the ability of sound to enhance visual menus. Research results provide evidence applicable to efficient auditory menu creation.	en
dc.description.advisor	Gregory Corso - Committee Member/Second Reader ; Bruce Walker - Faculty Mentor
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1853/26302
dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dc.publisher	Georgia Institute of Technology	en
dc.subject	Electronic interfaces	en
dc.subject	Usability	en
dc.subject	Auditory menus	en
dc.subject	Spearcons	en
dc.subject	Cell phones	en
dc.subject	Accessibility	en
dc.subject	Visually impaired	en
dc.title	Efficiency of Spearcon-Enhanced Navigation of One Dimensional Electronic Menus	en
dc.type	Text
dc.type.genre	Undergraduate Thesis
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local.contributor.corporatename	School of Psychology
local.contributor.corporatename	Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
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