Varenius Workshop
1. What are mental models
for time?
What are general mental models for time?
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Physical metaphors (Lakoff/Johnson)
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cyclical (patterns, rhythms)
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linear
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snapshot/discrete moments
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continuous
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vector view of time
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relationship of space to time
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physics metaphors (Josephson/Carpenter)
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Amit's
List of Spatial Reasoning Resources (1998)
How is visual movement perceived?
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change
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order of events (forward/backward)
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duration
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frequency
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rate of change
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scanning a static area
How can multiple dynamic events be perceived
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synchonization
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multi-sensory input (audio, visual, etc.)
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cause and effect relationships
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uncertainty
Book: Environmental Knowing
What are some other issues?
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Change in location vs movement through space in the representation
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the 'auditory scene' (Bregman), soundwalks
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mathematical formulae for visually impaired golledge.html
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is the sonic interaction changing musical representation
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how dyamic geographic phenomena relate to this?
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life processes
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sound as symbol (Suzanne Langer)
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two way process/conversation
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archetypal representations
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cause and effect
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phraseology (statement of a theme)
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Attention in graphical imagery (signage, etc.)
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Finding the locus of attention of he user-how does the attention shift?
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Comparison of eye fixation methods vs point and click methods
Other symbolic systems for representation
of time relate
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Dance notation (the Laban system)
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Musical notation (dynamic and static)
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Notation of Juggling patterns
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Gestalt concepts
2. How do you study these
things?
What are the methods for measuring how people
interact with the systems?
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physical monitoring-attention, time taken, skin response
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asking the user questions related to the interaction
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can the user answer questions that infer understanding of the model behind
the data
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can the user 'navigate' get to a place that infer goal oriented understanding
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describing the model before and after the interaction
Some resources: