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Topic: problems with disorientation in hypertext
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history list in hypertext
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disorientation in a user interface
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hypertext as unstructured information
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hypertext browser
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hypertext rhetoric
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loosely structured data
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managing changes in hypertext
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problems with cognitive overhead of hypertext
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problems with reading hypertext
Summary
With hypertext, you can lose track of your location. A single click can lead you into an unknown page with numerous links elsewhere. Pages change over time, and may be radically reorganized.The Web has alleviated this problem with a strong site identity and with hierarchical navigation within a site. KMS/ZOG reports it isn't severe (rapid access, hierarchically structured, descriptive links) (cbb 6/89 cbb 3/07)
Subtopic: problem of change
Quote: disorientation in a Hypertext is losing one's sense of location and direction Quote: problems of Hypertext are disorientation and cognitive overhead [»conkJ9_1987] Quote: disorientation problem: with Hypertext must know location and how to find information in the network [»conkJ9_1987] Quote: with multiple, virtual workspaces have problem of navigation to find objects since most objects are invisible Quote: problem of disorientation while navigating a hypertext; e.g., 56% agreed fully or partly with 'I was often confused about "where I was"' [»nielJ3_1990]
Subtopic: when was a link visited?
Quote: Hypertext disorientation worse with many nodes and links, frequent changes, nonvisual users, etc. [»conkJ9_1987] Quote: even with a 500 node Hypertext, disorientation is likely; especially after change or heterogeneous structure [»halaFG7_1988] Quote: network changes makes it hard to find information in a Hypertext
Subtopic: search
Quote: to help orientation in a hypertext, display the time that a location was last visited [»nielJ3_1990] Quote: use checkmarks to indicate where a user has been in a hypertext; for overview and links [»nielJ3_1990]
Subtopic: graphical browser
Quote: avoid Hypertext disorientation by database search and query [»conkJ9_1987]
Subtopic: home button
Quote: in a complex Hypertext, it is easy to become lost; a graphical browser helps [»conkJ9_1987] Quote: Hypertext browser does not solve the disorientation problem
Subtopic: rapid navigation and hierarcical structure
Quote: the Home button is lightly used [»tausL7_1997]
Quote: disorientation in ZOG is short-lived due to adequate means to recover from being lost [»mccrDL10_1984] Quote: disorientation problem is minimal in KMS due to features that maintain orientation and allow re-orientation [»akscRM7_1988a] Quote: with 300 thousand ZOG sessions, disorientation isn't a problem; due to re-orientation commands [»akscRM5_1984] Quote: ZOG users readily get lost
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Topic: history list in hypertext (26 items)
Topic: disorientation in a user interface (13 items)
Topic: hypertext as unstructured information (4 items)
Topic: hypertext browser (23 items)
Topic: hypertext rhetoric (17 items)
Topic: loosely structured data (20 items)
Topic: managing changes in hypertext (21 items)
Topic: problems with cognitive overhead of hypertext (20 items)
Topic: problems with reading hypertext
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