%0 Conference Paper %1 geven_depth_2006 %A Geven, Arjan %A Sefelin, Reinhard %A Tscheligi, Manfred %B Proceedings of the 8th conference on Human-computer interaction with mobile devices and services %C Helsinki, Finland %D 2006 %I ACM %K and breadth, depth devices, effects, expertise hierarchies, information mobile navigation structure, usability %P 157--164 %R 10.1145/1152215.1152248 %T Depth and breadth away from the desktop: the optimal information hierarchy for mobile use %U http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1152215.1152248 %X The optimal way to structure information in hierarchies has occupied researchers for at least two decades. In the last few years, mobile devices added new challenges to this research: the limited screen size, navigation methods and data transfer rates make the search for the optimal information structure even more complex. In this paper an experiment is presented that investigates the usability of 4 different information hierarchies (46, 84, 163 and 642) on three mobile devices. It turns out that the narrow hierarchies (46 and 84) perform better than the broader hierarchies on the three devices. The experiment was repeated on two more occasions with the same participants to test expertise effects; the preference for narrow hierarchies did not change over the three occasions. %@ 1-59593-390-5

@inproceedings{geven_depth_2006, abstract = {The optimal way to structure information in hierarchies has occupied researchers for at least two decades. In the last few years, mobile devices added new challenges to this research: the limited screen size, navigation methods and data transfer rates make the search for the optimal information structure even more complex. In this paper an experiment is presented that investigates the usability of 4 different information hierarchies (46, 84, 163 and 642) on three mobile devices. It turns out that the narrow hierarchies (46 and 84) perform better than the broader hierarchies on the three devices. The experiment was repeated on two more occasions with the same participants to test expertise effects; the preference for narrow hierarchies did not change over the three occasions.}, added-at = {2012-02-24T12:38:24.000+0100}, address = {Helsinki, Finland}, author = {Geven, Arjan and Sefelin, Reinhard and Tscheligi, Manfred}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2f872fdd85b626dd88501c01fb3137b1e/ewomant}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 8th conference on Human-computer interaction with mobile devices and services}, doi = {10.1145/1152215.1152248}, interhash = {62bd1538023982a22d1eb79dc277db84}, intrahash = {f872fdd85b626dd88501c01fb3137b1e}, isbn = {1-59593-390-5}, keywords = {and breadth, depth devices, effects, expertise hierarchies, information mobile navigation structure, usability}, pages = {157--164}, publisher = {{ACM}}, shorttitle = {Depth and breadth away from the desktop}, timestamp = {2012-02-24T12:38:28.000+0100}, title = {Depth and breadth away from the desktop: the optimal information hierarchy for mobile use}, url = {http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1152215.1152248}, year = 2006 }