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: 0936105
• 负责人: Francois Guimbretiere
• 金额: $ 34.87万
• 依托单位: Cornell University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-01-01 至 2012-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0936105&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阅读器的潜力，这种阅读器可以在多个显示器上显示信息-这种设计预计了快速，双稳态显示技术的未来可用性。 尽管电子书阅读器已经向公众开放了好几年，但作为阅读和注释文档的媒介，纸张仍然更受欢迎。尽管用于阅读的电子设备可以提供独特的可供性，例如大存储容量、关键字搜索、索引和一些交互性，但它们仍然不受欢迎，这可能是因为它们未能提供纸张的几个核心可供性，例如高效的页到页导航、快速访问多个文档和高效处理注释。这个项目将设计一个功能齐全的原型，解决了大范围的阅读活动，包括：阅读一本书或杂志，横向阅读，和积极的阅读。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。在制作下一代电子文件阅读器的原型时，本项目将系统地研究在各种各样的场景中可能增强这种设备上的阅读体验的设计参数，这些场景包括各种各样的阅读活动。数字显示器有可能成为消费文本信息的主要技术。然而，只有当数字阅读设备联合收割机了支持各种阅读模式的物理设计、软件基础设施和接口功能时，它们才会被使用。 越来越多的阅读材料（包括经典和现代）通过数字发行提供。通过使访问这些丰富的数字内容变得方便和愉快，该项目将激发人们对工作和娱乐阅读的新兴趣。