In this Special Interest Group (SIG) we intend to consider the increasingly popular area of interactive systems design for the home. Aiming to incorporate a wide range of perspect...
A. J. Bernheim Brush, Leysia Palen, Laurel Swan, A...
A prototype device is described that allows a user to understand and contemplate the inner workings of a common home appliance, the refrigerator. The device monitors select physic...
As the vision of ubiquitous computing becomes reality smart devices are embedded into our surroundings and domestic appliances providing services transparently. The nature of such ...
Typical Human Robot Interaction (HRI) assumes that the user explicitly interacts with robots. However, explicit control with robots can be unnecessary or even undesirable in certa...
This paper examines an under explored area of digital photography, namely photo display. Using examples from a study undertaken with six families, we examine photo displays on man...