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CHI
2011
ACM
12 years 11 months ago
Why is my internet slow?: making network speeds visible
With widespread broadband adoption, more households report experiencing sub-optimal speeds. Not only are slow speeds frustrating, they may indicate consumers are not receiving the...
Marshini Chetty, David Haslem, Andrew Baird, Ugoch...
SIGIR
2009
ACM
14 years 2 months ago
Web searching for daily living
The new concept proposed in this paper is a query free web search that automatically retrieves a web page including information related to the daily activity that we are currently...
Takuya Maekawa, Yutaka Yanagisawa, Yasushi Sakurai...
ACMDIS
2006
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
The history tablecloth: illuminating domestic activity
The History Tablecloth is a flexible substrate screen-printed with electroluminescent material forming a grid of lace-like elements. When objects are left on the table, cells bene...
William W. Gaver, John Bowers, Andy Boucher, Andy ...
ECTEL
2011
Springer
12 years 7 months ago
Remote Collaborative Multi-user Informal Learning Experiences: Design and Evaluation
This paper presents a customizable system used to develop a collaborative multi-user problem solving game. It addresses the increasing demand for appealing informal learning experi...
Ernesto Arroyo, Valeria Righi, Roger Tarrago, Patr...
CHI
2009
ACM
14 years 8 months ago
UbiGreen: investigating a mobile tool for tracking and supporting green transportation habits
The greatest contributor of CO2 emissions in the average American household is personal transportation. Because transportation is inherently a mobile activity, mobile devices are ...
Jon Froehlich, Tawanna Dillahunt, Predrag V. Klasn...