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Longitudinal Study

 
 

Here you find some example situations with the Browsing Icons tool.
You can use them to learn using the tool or just to get an impression how it looks like when it is used.

In order to get a first impression what the tool is about, have a look at the abstract and at these example sessions, look at main and additional functionality for further detail.

Minimum Screensize to view these movies: 1024 x 768, larger size is recommended.
File sizes for the .avi movies range from several hundret kB to about 40MB.

 

A. Compact Introduction (all movies in only three separate files)
If you watch these 3 movies, you know most about Browsing Icons and how to use it.
Each movie is about 10 minutes long.

Some people discovered problems playing these flash movies. Try the smaller ones below (same content, just in single files). Or contact me so I can send you a CD or assist you personally.

 

B. Single Movie Files for specific Topics

Watch the Growth of an Example-Session (top of page)
All 4 Movies together (8'47") Flash - online | AVI - download or local

  1. Introducing the scenario and creating 3 Tasks. (1'36")
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  2. Starting the first Session. (2'00")
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  3. Growing the Session. (2'39")
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  4. Half an hour later - many Sessions and the first Revisits. (2'30")
    Flash - online | AVI - download or local

Main functionality
How web pages can be revisited using Browsing Icons (top of page)
All 7 Movies together (9'12") Flash - online | AVI - download or local

  1. Revisits within a Session. (2'52")
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  2. Revisits within a Task. (1'10")
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  3. Revisits within the whole History. (0'42")
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  4. Multi-Page Revisits. (0'56")
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  5. Reusing Tasks: similar and repeated Tasks. (1'12")
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  6. Identifying identical paths: Browse Ahead Icons. (1'19")
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  7. Sharing Histories in a Group: E-Mailing Sessions to your Friends. (1'19")
    Flash - online
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Additional functionality
Explaining the Menus (top of page)
All 10 Movies together (11'26") Flash - online | AVI - download or local

  1. The Sessions Menu. (1'43")
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  2. The Edit Menu. (0'50")
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  3. The Find Menu. (1'00")
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  4. The View Menu. (1'05")
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  5. The Extras Menu. (1'37")
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  6. The Settings Menu. (2'33")
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  7. The Help Menu. (0'20")
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  8. The Back Buttons. (0'32")
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  9. The On/Off Switch. (1'21")
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  10. Closing the Application. (0'23")
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