Managing conflict in multi-model adaptive hypertext

Adaptive hypermedia has the goal of contextualizing the display of a hypertext to suit the user and their situation. A variety of aspects of the context can influence the appropriate adaptation. For knowledge engineering and privacy reasons, systems are moving towards having multiple independent models influencing adaptation. But these multiple models may disagree, resulting in a need for systems to manage the resulting conflicts. This paper presents an approach that combines conflict avoidance, conflict detection, and conflict resolution. This approach is presented within the context of multi-model adaptive spatial hypertext. Categories and Subject Descriptors H.5.4 [Information Interfaces and Presentation]: Hypertext/ Hypermedia - architectures, theory, navigation, user issues General Terms Algorithms, Design, Experimentation, Human Factors, Theory Keywords Spatial Hypertext, Multiple models, Adaptive, Dynamic.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: HT
• Authors: Luis Francisco-Revilla, Frank M. Shipman III
• Keywords: Adaptive Spatial Hypertext, HT 2004, Multiple Models, Spatial Hypertext