MediaFinder: an interface for dynamic personal media management with semantic regions

Computer users deal with large amounts of personal media often face problems in managing and exploring it. This paper presents Semantic Regions, rectangular regions that enable users to specify their semantics or mental models, and the MediaFinder application, which uses Semantic Regions as the basis of a personal media management tool. Keywords Personal Media Management, Dynamic Queries, Spatial Information Organization, Fling-and-flock, User Interfaces

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2003
• Where: CHI
• Authors: Hyunmo Kang, Ben Shneiderman
• Keywords: CHI 2003, Human Computer Interaction, Keywords Personal Media, Personal Media Management, Semantic Regions