HCC-Small: Collaborative Research: Design and Evaluation of the Next Generation of E-book Readers.

HCC-Small：协作研究：下一代电子书阅读器的设计和评估。

• 批准号: 0812562
• 负责人: Maneesh Agrawala
• 金额: $ 7.6万
• 依托单位: University of California-Berkeley
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-08-01 至 2011-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0812562&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: HCC; Small; Collaborative; Research; Design

This research will evaluate the potential of a new generation of electronic document readers that present information across multiple displays - a design that anticipates the future availability of fast, bi-stable, display technology. Despite the fact that e-book readers have been available to the general public for several years, paper remains far more popular as a medium for reading and annotating documents. Although electronic devices for reading can provide unique affordances such as a large storage capacity, keyword search, indexing, and some interactivity, they remain unpopular probably because they fail to offer several core affordances of paper such as efficient page-to-page navigation, quick access to multiple documents, and efficient handling of annotations.Starting from an existing proof of concept, this project will design a fully functional prototype that addresses a large spectrum of reading activities that include: reading a book or magazine, lateral reading, and active reading. A set of deployable prototypes will be used to evaluate the potential of the design through a series of longitudinal studies. In producing prototypes of a next generation electronic document reader, this project will systematically study the design parameters that might enhance the reading experience on such devices in a wide variety of scenarios encompassing a diversity of reading activities. It is possible that digital displays will become the predominant technology forconsuming text information. However, digital reading devices will be used only if they combine physical design, software infrastructure, and interface features that support a wide variety of reading patterns. Increasing amounts of reading material (both classic and modern) are available through digital distribution. By making it convenient and enjoyable to access this wealth of digital content, this project will spur new interest in reading both for work and pleasure.

这项研究将评估新一代电子文档读取器的潜力，这些读取器会在多个显示器上介绍信息 - 该设计预测快速，双稳定，显示技术的未来可用性。 尽管电子书读者已经向公众提供了几年，但作为阅读和注释文档的一种媒介，论文仍然更受欢迎。尽管用于阅读的电子设备可以提供独特的负担，例如大型存储容量，关键字搜索，索引和一些互动性，但它们仍然不受欢迎，可能是因为它们无法提供纸张的几个核心功能，例如有效的页面到页面导航，快速对多个文档的快速访问，并有效地处理注释。杂志，横向阅读和积极阅读。一组可部署的原型将用于通过一系列纵向研究来评估设计的潜力。在生产下一代电子文档阅读器的原型时，该项目将系统地研究设计参数，这些设计参数可能会在各种场景中增强此类设备上的阅读体验，包括各种阅读活动。数字显示可能会成为耗资耗时的文本信息的主要技术。但是，仅当数字阅读设备结合了物理设计，软件基础架构和支持各种阅读模式的接口功能时，才会使用数字阅读设备。 越来越多的阅读材料（经典和现代）可以通过数字分配获得。通过使访问这一丰富的数字内容变得方便且令人愉快，该项目将激发人们对阅读工作和乐趣的新兴趣。