Spring Issue — June 2008
Intuitive user interfaces for search functions
Search engines usually publish search results in web pages that are filled with a certain number of matched records that can be navigated further through successive back and forth operations. While this approach proves to be useful, it fails to show the context and relationship among displayed results.
Abdulmotaleb El Saddik, from the School of Information Technology and Engineering (SITE), argues that new and intuitive user interfaces, such as 3D virtual environment interfaces, may provide an alternative to the traditional presentation techniques, especially in a learning environment where learners are looking for multimedia learning resources that match their interests.
