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spatial metaphor in user interfaces
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spatial vs. temporal representation
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recognition

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Jones, W.P., Dumais, S.T., "The spatial metaphor for user interfaces: Experimental tests of reference by location versus name ", ACM Transactions on Office Information Systems, 4, 1, pp. 42-63, January 1986. Google

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42 ;;Quote: the spatial metaphor was used by the ancients for organizing thoughts and ideas
46 ;;Quote: experiment used two-letter names since longer names gave nearly perfect scores in retrieval
51 ;;Quote: location-only condition performed worse than name-only condition, especially in a crowded space
59 ;;Quote: even users of actual space did worse than name-only condition
62 ;;Quote: even though spatial metaphor necessary in real offices, not necessarily needed in electronic office


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