tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34592362.post8921622368937204264..comments2024-01-13T07:04:29.167-05:00Comments on Kapp Notes: Visual Learning and Information Display: Professor's Memory LapseKarl Kapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10586071112339563727noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34592362.post-75751090269317084632008-02-15T11:25:00.000-05:002008-02-15T11:25:00.000-05:00Stephen, Thanks for the comment, not sure I buy th...Stephen, Thanks for the comment, not sure I buy the "imagine with million entries" arguement. Many data bases only have a few thousand entires (like ERP systems or even CRM systems) and they still employee lousy interfaces. Waiting for the perfect scalable interface may take forever. I think carefully constructed search criteria can help make a database like this useful without making it too busy. Of course a "search for all" with be like a <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Pollack/" REL="nofollow"> Jackson Pollack</A> painting given this interface.Karl Kapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10586071112339563727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34592362.post-29077360097573693962008-02-12T15:01:00.000-05:002008-02-12T15:01:00.000-05:00Hi Karl,I agree with Stephen, however think some o...Hi Karl,<BR/><BR/>I agree with Stephen, however think some of the work done by Ben Shneiderman and others at U MD addresses these issues about display. I'm curious what you think of interfaces such as kayak.com for filtering information in place.<BR/><BR/>Finally, given your memory lapse and ways of coping with it, what do you think of the notion of Social Sigma - http://lisaneal.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/would-agatha-christie-write-a-blog-if-she-were-still-alive/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34592362.post-28227180928623119682008-02-12T13:31:00.000-05:002008-02-12T13:31:00.000-05:00This type of interface works fine with a small bod...This type of interface works fine with a small body of well-known information, like the top 20 rock stars.<BR/><BR/>It works poorly with large bodies of much more densely connected sets, such as the tens of thousands of published artists.<BR/><BR/>For any interface, my recommendation is: imagine it with a million entries. Would it still work? If not, try another interface.Stephen Downeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06140591903467372209noreply@blogger.com