Sorry if this is a bit of an esoteric request but I'm hoping someone can help - I'm not even sure what keywords to use for these searches. (All the results I get back are talking about multiple windows in standard desktop OSes or applications. It's even more frustrating because people are inconsistent in what they call a 'screen' or 'display'.)
I'm looking for research on rates, types, and descriptions of errors made by people who have work environments with multiple screens. In the domain where I work (financial services) it's common for people to have two side-by-side displays and some people have as many as six (often stacked 3 wide by 2 high). I've begun working in such an environment myself, having two side-by-side screens and I observe that I make a number of errors in this format that I do not make in single-screen situations. For example, it's VERY common for me to shift my gaze and mental focus from one screen to another and begin typing as though the cursor/window focus had followed my gaze. Informally I feel like I make this category of error much more often than I make the comparable error with two windows side-by-side on one physical screen. But of course informal self-observation isn't highly reliable data. So as a designer I wonder if there are such data that would aid me in designing better multiple-screen interfaces. References or ideas would be greatly appreciated. TIA --Alan ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
