The Task Gallery A 3 -D Window Manager Developed By – - Microsoft Research George Robertson Daniel Robbins. . Presented By - Priya Shivakumar
Introduction • Design Premise 3 D virtual environments can more effectively engage spatial cognition and perception. • Goals - Task Management. Simultaneous Document Comparison. • Features - 3 D Graphics. Ability to host any 2 -D Windows Application without any change.
Controls Move Bring Ordered Loose Add to Forward Stack Selection Maximize Close
Previous work along the Same lines Visible Representation Of tasks * * Rooms Task Gallery Space Filling tiled Window Techniques * * Andrew Window System Elastic Windows Managing Documents * * Data Mountain Web Forager (An information workspace for the World-Wide Web )
The Web Forager
Advantages over the conventional 2 -D approach • Task Switching made easy • Simultaneous Viewing of Multiple Windows simpler • Easier retrieval of tasks • Easy Navigation - Navigation is as easy as moving forward and backward in a hallway • Focus and Context
Future Implementations • Incorporate the ability to share a window so that it appears in multiple tasks • Provide alternative layouts to make tasks on the ceiling and floor easier to read.
HCI Metrics User Satisfaction ***** (5. 3 on a 7 point scale) Learning Curve ***** (10 minutes to learn all controls) Retention ***** Error Recovery *****