1. Designing and Deploying an Information Awareness Interface Bert Gao Computer-Supported Collaborated Work

2. Background The Concept of Awareness has received increasing attention Most of the Awareness Interface have been limited deployments of research protypes

3. “Sideshow” ----Introduction Sideshow started as one more idea for an interface designed Sideshow provides peripheral awareness of a broad range of information from virtually any accessible web site or database Sideshow was rapidly adopted by thousands of people in Microsoft

4. Proves There is a tremendous wealth of data that people would like to maintain in peripheral awareness and access with minimal effort. Users are willing to give up a portion of their screen space permanently for a peripheral awareness application. Using the peripheral interface as a launch point for easy drill down substantially increased the amount and value of information made accessible to the users.

5. Prior awareness research Sideshow design Deploying Sideshow

6. Prior awareness research Awareness on Primary Displays Awareness on Secondary Displays Ambient Awareness Displays Awareness on Mobile Devices

7. Sideshow design Sidebar & Tickets

8. Sideshow design Managing and Organizing Tickets

9. Sideshow design Tickets that Interrupt Writing Custom Tickets Design Principles make it always present minimize motion make it personal make Sideshow extensible support quick drilldown and escape make it scalable

10. Sideshow design Windows Vista Sidebar

11. Deploying Sideshow Sideshow had been installed by nearly 4000 people and was being used by nearly 2000 people.

12. Deploying Sideshow Surveys to explain Sideshow’s deployment experience

13. Deploying Sideshow Surveys to explain Sideshow’s deployment experience

14. Deploying Sideshow Ticket Feedback & Authoring

15. Deploying Sideshow Other Factors Contributing to Success iterative design cycle Sideshow team tried to release new versions of Sideshow frequently. Sideshow team tried to keep a constant dialog with its user community. Sideshow application was designed to be very easy to update. Company’s culture also contributed to Sideshow’s iterative design effort.

16. Conclusion Sideshow is an early demonstration Iterative deployment-driven design Sideshow is in continual use Deeper research

17. Pros & Cons Pros Many applications are quickly reachable Information & Notification is more real-time Personalization iterative design cycle Cons High resource cost Work may be disturbed by notification Distracting (Based on individuals) Conclusion based on employees

18. Further Development Windows SideShow is a new platform in Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) A display embedded in a laptop lid Windows Sideshow Team - Auxiliary Displays (new laptop feature coming next year) Windows Sideshow Team - Auxiliary Displays (new laptop feature coming next year) A display in a keyboard Sidebar in Palm/PPC