Thomas Greiner
Browsers and their influence on the evolution of the web
Thomas Greiner
Motivation
- browsers are omnipresent (e.g. PC, TV)
- web is used interdisciplinarily
- trends meaningful for future developments
Purpose of this work
- How significant was the influence of browsers on the evolution of the web?
- How significant was the influence of the web on the evolution of browsers?
- Which past events can prove that?
Evolution of browsers
Source: www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/WorldWideWeb.html
It was - and still is - some kind of anti-Microsoft mood based on Microsoft's past monopoly position.
[...]
They wanted to overthrow the monopoly and it was successful.
Actually, the browser should stay out of my way.
Results
- beginning: big influence from browser vendors
- opening of standardization process and open source browsers led to change
- today: big influence on browsers from the web
Conception and prototyping of a modern browser's user interface
Thomas Greiner
Motivation
- background knowledge from previous work
- provide ideas for improving browsers' UX
Purpose of this work
- conception of a browser UI
- creation of a prototype
- undertaking of a user acceptance evaluation
Concept ideas
- focus on navigation
- the browser in the background
- a different approach to bookmark management
Concept drawing
Focus on navigation
Extendable, dynamic UI
The browser in the background
Dynamic chrome: CNN
Dynamic chrome: If This Then That
A different approach to bookmark management
The Visualizer
User acceptance evaluation
Results
-
extendable, dynamic UI:
a "hygiene factor"
-
dynamic chrome:
positive response throughout
-
Der Visualizer:
positive response
- tab representation should have been given more attention in the concept
Bonus: on Android
