TY - GEN
T1 - M+pSpaces
T2 - 2012 14th ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, MobileHCI'12
AU - Cauchard, Jessica
AU - Löchtefeld, Markus
AU - Fraser, Mike
AU - Krüger, Antonio
AU - Subramanian, Sriram
PY - 2012/10/26
Y1 - 2012/10/26
N2 - We introduce spatially-aware virtual workspaces for the mobile environment. The notion of virtual workspaces was initially conceived to alleviate mental workload in desktop environments with limited display real-estate. Using spatial properties of mobile devices, we translate this approach and illustrate that mobile virtual workspaces greatly improve task performance for mobile devices. In a first study, we compare our spatially-aware prototype (mSpaces) to existing context switching methods for navigating amongst multiple tasks in the mobile environment. We show that users are faster, make more accurate decisions and require less mental and physical effort when using spatially-aware prototypes. We furthermore prototype pSpaces and m+pSpaces, two spatially-aware systems equipped with pico-projectors as auxiliary displays to provide dual-display capability to the handheld device. A final study reveals advantages of each of the different configurations and functionalities when comparing all three prototypes. Drawing on these findings, we identify design considerations to create, manipulate and manage spatiallyaware virtual workspaces in the mobile environment.
AB - We introduce spatially-aware virtual workspaces for the mobile environment. The notion of virtual workspaces was initially conceived to alleviate mental workload in desktop environments with limited display real-estate. Using spatial properties of mobile devices, we translate this approach and illustrate that mobile virtual workspaces greatly improve task performance for mobile devices. In a first study, we compare our spatially-aware prototype (mSpaces) to existing context switching methods for navigating amongst multiple tasks in the mobile environment. We show that users are faster, make more accurate decisions and require less mental and physical effort when using spatially-aware prototypes. We furthermore prototype pSpaces and m+pSpaces, two spatially-aware systems equipped with pico-projectors as auxiliary displays to provide dual-display capability to the handheld device. A final study reveals advantages of each of the different configurations and functionalities when comparing all three prototypes. Drawing on these findings, we identify design considerations to create, manipulate and manage spatiallyaware virtual workspaces in the mobile environment.
KW - M+pspaces
KW - Mobile virtual workspace
KW - Multidisplay environments
KW - Pico-projectors
KW - Spatially-aware displays
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84867694690&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1145/2371574.2371601
DO - 10.1145/2371574.2371601
M3 - Chapter in a published conference proceeding
AN - SCOPUS:84867694690
SN - 9781450311052
T3 - MobileHCI'12 - Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Human Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services
SP - 171
EP - 180
BT - MobileHCI'12 - Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Human Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services
Y2 - 21 September 2012 through 24 September 2012
ER -