Current Topics in HCI - Winter Semester 2004/2005

In this assignment, you will read and summarize the paper on Fisheye views presented in class.

Download and read the paper Achieving Higher Magnification in Context by Sheelagh Carpendale, John Light, and Eric Pattison. To show that you have read and understood the paper, write a short summary (max. 2-3 pages) and submit this summary by the due date.

This assignment is to be completed on your own.

Hand in your submission before the end of the lecture on Thursday, January 13.

If you wish to submit your assignment electronically, email a PDF to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. before the due date. Please note that no other format (Word, OpenOffice, etc...) will be accepted. The subject of your email should be "CTHCI Assignment 8"; be sure to use this exact subject line as it will be used to filter assignment submissions for grading.

The assignment will be graded on the following rough scale:

• 1.0 - exceptional work that clearly went above and beyond what was expected from the exercise
• 2.0 - exercise was completed satisfactorily as per the assignment specification
• 3.0 - exercise was completed, but has some problems
• 4.0 - incomplete exercise
• 5.0 - little or no effort was put into the exercise

Late assignments will be graded with a penalty of 0.5 per 24 hour period after the due date.