Visual Companion for Booklovers.

摘要: An innumerable number of individual choices go into discovering a new book. There are unmistakably two groups booklovers: those who like to search online, follow other people's latest readings, or simply react system's recommendations; and love wander between library stacks, lose themselves behind bookstore shelves, hide piles (un)organized books. Depending on which group person may fall into, there distinct corresponding mediums that inform his her choices: digital, provides efficient retrieval information physical, more tactile pursuit leads unexpected discoveries promotes serendipity. How could we possibly bridge the gap these seemingly disparate an integrated system can amplify benefits they both offer? In this paper, present BookVIS application, uses book-related data generates personalized visualizations users in their quest for redesigned version, app brings associative visual connections support intuitive exploration easily retrieved digital its relationship with physical book hand. keeps track user's reading preferences dataSelfie as snapshot personal taste grows over time. Usability testing has also been conducted demonstrated app's ability identify distinguishable patterns readers' tastes be further used communicate "shelf-browsing" iterations. By efficiently supplementing cognitive needs while still supporting spontaneity enjoyment browsing experience, bridges real online realms, maximizes engagement mobile clues.