3Book - a forgiving e-reader prototype for complex books

Abstract

Navigating complex documents with heterogeneous content on a modern touchenabled smartphone is diffcult. Small screen size, limited and imprecise control opportunities and the potential of user distraction all contribute to the challenge of the task. This report describes a number of design considerations that the authors believe can be implemented to help alleviate these problems, including thumb-driven interaction and forgiving navigation. The report also describes a prototype that exemplifies the design ideas introduced.