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== Short description ==
== Short description ==
== Advantages using LifeLines ==
LifeLines can...<br/>
*reduce the chances of missing information
*facilitate the spotting of anomalies and trends
*streamline the access to details (as LifeLines act as large menus)
*remain simple and tailorable to various applications.


== Suitable Datatypes ==
== Suitable Datatypes ==


== Examples and use cases ==
== Examples and use cases ==
*'''LifeLines for Visualizing Patient Records'''<br/>
Computerized medical records pose tremendous problems to system developers. Infrastructure and privacy issues need to be resolved before physicians can even start using the records. Non-intrusive hardware is required for physicians to do their work (e.g. interview patients) away from their desk. But all the efforts to solve these problems will only succeed if appropriate attention is also given to the user interface design. Long lists to scroll, clumsy searches, endless menus and lengthy dialogs will lead to user rejection. But techniques are being developed to summarize, filter and present large amounts of information, leading us to believe that rapid access to needed data is possible with careful design.


== References ==
== References ==
*Plaisant Catherine, Milash Brett, Rose Anne, Widoff Seth, Shneiderman Ben. LifeLines: Visualizing Personal Histories. ''Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems: common ground'', ACM Press, p. 221 - 227 & p. 392 - 393, 1996.
*Plaisant Catherine, Milash Brett, Rose Anne, Widoff Seth, Shneiderman Ben. LifeLines: Visualizing Personal Histories. ''Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems: common ground'', ACM Press, p. 221 - 227 & p. 392 - 393, 1996.

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Short description

Advantages using LifeLines

LifeLines can...

  • reduce the chances of missing information
  • facilitate the spotting of anomalies and trends
  • streamline the access to details (as LifeLines act as large menus)
  • remain simple and tailorable to various applications.

Suitable Datatypes

Examples and use cases

  • LifeLines for Visualizing Patient Records

Computerized medical records pose tremendous problems to system developers. Infrastructure and privacy issues need to be resolved before physicians can even start using the records. Non-intrusive hardware is required for physicians to do their work (e.g. interview patients) away from their desk. But all the efforts to solve these problems will only succeed if appropriate attention is also given to the user interface design. Long lists to scroll, clumsy searches, endless menus and lengthy dialogs will lead to user rejection. But techniques are being developed to summarize, filter and present large amounts of information, leading us to believe that rapid access to needed data is possible with careful design.

References

  • Plaisant Catherine, Milash Brett, Rose Anne, Widoff Seth, Shneiderman Ben. LifeLines: Visualizing Personal Histories. Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems: common ground, ACM Press, p. 221 - 227 & p. 392 - 393, 1996.