The Task GalleryA 3-D Window Manager

Presented By -

- Priya Shivakumar

Developed By –- Microsoft Research

George RobertsonDaniel Robbins ..

Introduction• Design Premise

- 3D virtual environments can more effectively engage spatial cognition and perception.

• Goals- Task Management.- Simultaneous Document Comparison.

• Features- 3D Graphics.- Ability to host any 2-D Windows Application without any change.

Controls

Move Bring Ordered Loose Add to Maximize Close

Forward Stack Stack Selection

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 )

Previous work along the Same lines

The Web Forager

• 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

Advantages over the conventional 2-D approach

• 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.

Future Implementations

HCI MetricsUser Satisfaction *****(5.3 on a 7 point scale)

Learning Curve *****(10 minutes to learn all controls)

Retention *****

Error Recovery *****

Questions ??