Dear Raghu,
Apologies for a late reply. I would be happy to reinstate my topic here.
Consider the premise where it is believed that information presented before
the users can best be understood if it is passed on two different channels.
The redundancy that occurs as a result of having identical information in
two different formats helps in ensuring that there is a better gain at the
user's end.
Educational technology has been considering such a move for a long long
time. There have been studies as the one conducted by Gwen C. Nugent [1]
where they measured the effectiveness of dual media inputs versus
individual media.
Picture + Audio scored better than picture or audio alone in conveying the
content to the users. However it should be noted that the pictures used
were often the visualized translation of written words. An example could be
the pictures drawn in a safety manual.
Lets extend this thought a little further. Educational technology
establishes that pictures + audio serves better than audio or picture
alone. This is given to us.
But there wasn't any interface involved other than human beings talking to
themselves- typically in a setting where one wants to tell a certain kind
of information to another. And he does so effectively by transmitting the
information through both pictures and audio. What will happen if there
comes an interface which mediates this communication.
1. So if we consider such interface to be essentially audio, then should
pictures be used as visualized translations of the information presented?
or,
2. As it is inherently an interface with an underlying architecture,
shouldn't pictures be rather used to suggest this architecture? An example
here could be visual elements like bread crums which suggest the depth of
architecture.
In case if 2 could be proven somewhere close to realization we will be in a
position to suggest an application architecture which could be extensible
to different information types or content types.
That is why I write that we are now on a matrix of content, architecture
and user experience.
Hope I have made things a little clear. In case it is still not the case, I
would be happy to engage back. Its going to be a learning for myself as
well.
Thanks for responding back,
Warmly,
Abhishek
RS IDC, IIT BOMBAY
Skype ID <abhisheknmd>
*[1] Nugent, G. C. (1982). "Pictures, audio, and print: Symbolic
representation and effect on learning." Educational Technology Research and
Development 30(3): 163-174.***
On 22 October 2012 19:27, Gudur R Reddy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi! Abhishek,
>
> Frankly I din't quite get what you are trying to investigate. If you have
> a hypothesis please do share.
>
> Regards
> Raghu
> --------------------
>
> On 22/10/12 8:15 PM, "Abhishek Shrivastava" <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> >Dear all,
> >
> >My name is Abhishek and I'm pursuing research study in the domain of
> >Text-Free interfaces for users with low exposure to technology. I am
> >focusing on Interfaces where users get information both through visuals
> >and
> >audio. Interactive Voice Response Systems (IVRS) stayed with us in the
> >initial stages of this study but I think in the last one year or so, we
> >have moved a little ahead of IVRS.
> >
> >What we are current focusing on is a matrix of content, architecture and
> >user experience. We believe that as applications have an underlying
> >architecture which in turn is a network of different nodes, resides at
> >these nodes is the content (i.e. the information). And especially in case
> >of interfaces which will include audio as one of the possible output
> >modalities to the users along with visuals, it is this choice of
> >prioritizing between *showing memory hints of architectural nodes vs.
> >those
> >of information (through Info Visualization) at these nodes* which decides
> >the User Experience of these applications.
> >
> >I am not sure if I have made things clear but I would be happy to have any
> >discussions here.
> >
> >Second, I am also looking for *references and experts* with a focus on
> >information, application architecture and user experience. My references
> >till now have included literature and papers by Bruce Balentine, Clifford
> >Nass, Mark Warchauer along with Anirudha Joshi in the domain of IVRS, CASA
> >(Computers as Social Actors) and IVRS assisted applications.
> >
> >Kindly suggest,
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Abhishek Shrivastava
> >Research Scholar
> >IDC IIT Bombay
> >Mumbai
> >Skype <abhisheknmd>
> >
> >
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