Animation in user interfaces designed for decision support systems: The effects of image abstraction, transition, and interactivity on decision quality

Decision Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 793-823

  Gonzalez, Cleotilde ^a   Kasper, George M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS AMÉRICAS PUEBLA   (Mexico)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animation; Decision Support Systems; Human Computer Interface

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031322532     PISSN: 00117315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5915.1997.tb01332.x     Document Type: Article

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