User Experience in Using Graphical User Interfaces of Web Maps

Bibliographic Data

ID22032059
AuthorsPaweł Cybulski (0000-0002-5514-5720, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, corresponding author), Tymoteusz Horbiński (0000-0002-9681-6762, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań)
Year2020
Volume9
Issue7
Pages412
Publication date2020-06-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2220-9964 • E-ISSN: 2220-9964
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/ijgi9070412
OpenAlexW3037455045
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited39

The purpose of this article is to show the differences in users’ experience when performing an interactive task with GUI buttons arrangement based on Google Maps and OpenStreetMap in a simulation environment. The graphical user interface is part of an interactive multimedia map, and the interaction experience depends mainly on it. For this reason, we performed an eye-tracking experiment with users to examine how people experience interaction through the GUI. Based on the results related to eye movement, we presented several valuable recommendations for the design of interactive multimedia maps. For better GUI efficiency, it is suitable to group buttons with similar functions in screen corners. Users first analyze corners and only then search for the desired button. The frequency of using a given web map does not translate into generally better performance while using any GUI. Users perform more efficiently if they work with the preferred GUI

Eye tracking · Graphical user interface · Graphical user interface testing · Human–computer interaction · Multimedia · Post-WIMP · Programming language · User experience design · User interface · User interface design · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Engineering · Geographic Information Systems Studies · Spatial Cognition and Navigation · Usability and User Interface Design · Artificial Intelligence

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