Multiple Perspectives in Interactive System Design

The presentation of information in interactive systems plays a crucial role in the users’ ability to accomplish tasks. Many tasks, in fact, require multiple perspectives of the application data. However, designing and constructing systems that provide adequate support for multiple perspectives is challenging. This paper presents a characterization of the role of multiple perspectives in interactive systems, explores some of the many design issues involved and describes the authors’ experiences in this area.

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