Layout management in distributed user interfaces

Abstract: Human computer interaction is a topic which is quickly progressing forwards, with users looking for new ways to interact with digital content. Graphical user interfaces are all around us, featured in smartphones, tablets, and personal computers. The next step from a graphical user interface, a distributed user interface is becoming increasingly popular, and is offered by many applications, such as Spotify for example. This bachelor's thesis carried out at the University of Linköping at the institution for computer science discusses the history of human computer interaction, user interaction and interfaces, and how to manage the layout of a disturbed user interface system. A framework for managing the layout is developed and tested in a prototype.