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Swipe the Right Books: How swipe gestures can affect a book recommendation system
KTH, School of Computer Science and Communication (CSC).
2017 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Swipe:a de rätta böckerna : Hur swipegester kan påverka ett bokrekommendationsverktyg (Swedish)
Abstract [en]

The perception of a good user experience can be fundamental in an app for users to be willing to engage in it and use it more than one time. An important part of the user experience is the interactions of the used interface. In this study, the goal has been to answer the question 'How can swipe gestures be used in a book recommendation system to introduce users to new content and allow them to sample it'. To answer the question, a user study with 18 participants has been done in which prototypes based on three different swipe gestures, defined by Google, have been tested: edge swipe, overscroll collapse and paging swipe. The study is based on the previous studies 'Clicking, Assessing, Immersing, and Sharing' by Oh et al. and 'Power of the Swipe: Why Mobile Websites Should Add Horizontal Swiping to Tapping, Clicking, and Scrolling Interaction Techniques' by Dou and Sundar. The study shows that it is possible to design swipe gestures in a recommendation tool for books in such a fashion that it engages the users. The study also shows that the participants thought that the prototype with the paging swipe was statistically significantly more easy to browse and that their attention was less diverted while browsing the content of that prototype. How swipe gestures can be used in a book recommendation system for the intended purpose depends on the purpose and the context of the tool. One way to do it would be to create a tool based on the paging swipe gesture with factors such as content, attractiveness and intuitiveness of the interface in mind.

Abstract [sv]

Upplevelsen av god användarvänlighet kan vara fundamental i en app för att användare ska vilja engagera sig i den och använda den fler än en gång. En viktig del av användarupplevelsen är interaktionerna i det använda gränssnittet. Målet i den här studien har varit att besvara frågan 'Hur kan swipegester användas i ett bokrekommendationsverktyg för att introducera användare till nytt material och låta dem sampla det'. För att besvara frågan har en användarstudie med 18 deltagare genomförts i vilken prototyper baserade på tre, av Google definierade, swipegester har testats: edge swipe, overscroll collapse och paging swipe. Studien är primärt baserad på de tidigare studierna 'Clicking, Assessing, Immersing, and Sharing' av Oh et al. och 'Power of the Swipe: Why Mobile Websites Should Add Horizontal Swiping to Tapping, Clicking, and Scrolling Interaction Techniques' av Dou och Sundar. Studien visar att det är möjligt att designa swipegester i ett bokrekommendationsverktyg på ett sådant sätt att det engagerar användare. Studien visar också att deltagarna fann prototypen med paging swipe statistiskt signifikant enklare att utforska och att deras uppmärksamhet var mindre delad när de utforskade innehållet i den prototypen. Studien skulle dock behöva genomföras med fler deltagare. Hur swipegester kan användas i ett bokrekommendationsverktyg beror på verktygets syfte liksom på kontexten det ska användas i. Ett sätt som swipegester skulle kunna användas på är i ett verktyg baserat på paging swipegester i vilket hänsyn tagits till faktorer som innehåll, attraktionskraft och gränssnittets intuitivitet.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2017. , p. 19
Keywords [en]
HCI; Book recommendations; swipe gestures; user engagement; user experience
National Category
Engineering and Technology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-209250OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-209250DiVA, id: diva2:1111184
External cooperation
Swedish publishing house, referred to as Company A
Subject / course
Human - Computer Interaction
Educational program
Master of Science in Engineering - Media Technology
Presentation
2017-05-29, 13:00 (English)
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Available from: 2017-09-13 Created: 2017-06-17 Last updated: 2022-06-27Bibliographically approved

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