Discussion of the Article "Space to Think" - 2/15/11

Discussion of the article Space to think: large high-resolution displays for sensemaking

Discussion points

• Subjects used the screen as External Memory.
• There was lack of any tools to further optimize large resolutions
• The study contained no quantitative data.
• Is there the possibility of too much data displayed?
• Many organize documents such as you might on a desk

Class Discussion

• Sense-making (interesting term)
  • peoples methods of making sense of things
• Too much information
  • distractions
  • when screens used efficiently, very helpful
  • don't have to think about the information in other papers, they could glance between them
• didn't try to adjust to different screen formats.
• mouse movements on large displays
  • Owners of large displays would have tools to optimize use
• paper notes with the small display versus digital notes on the large screen
• one subject found the tool, and his use of the screen was reduced