This is the project that I created for my master’s thesis in computer science. I created several interfaces designed to allow users to complete an image search task. I then performed three research experiments with several users in order to test the usability of the different interaction styles. These interfaces included grids of images, a swipe interface made popular by apps such as Tinder, a moving stream of images, and an interface where the images flashed in a series and could be selected if they were a match.
The system was developed using the Unity5 game engine. The interfaces were originally tested using a Microsoft Surface tablet. The latest versions of the interfaces were designed for an Android phone and tested using a Nexus 5.
Cher Atkins 