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CIKM
2008
Springer
14 years 29 days ago
MashQL: a query-by-diagram topping SPARQL
This article is motivated by the importance of building web data mashups. Building on the remarkable success of Web 2.0 mashups, and specially Yahoo Pipes, we generalize the idea ...
Mustafa Jarrar, Marios D. Dikaiakos
ASSETS
2005
ACM
14 years 28 days ago
Visualizing non-speech sounds for the deaf
Sounds constantly occur around us, keeping us aware of our surroundings. People who are deaf have difficulty maintaining an awareness of these ambient sounds. We present an invest...
Tara Matthews, Janette Fong, Jennifer Mankoff
CONEXT
2008
ACM
14 years 23 days ago
Is there life in Second Life?
Abstract: Social virtual worlds such as Second Life are digital representations of the real world where human-controlled avatars evolve and interact through social activities. Unde...
Matteo Varvello, Fabio Picconi, Christophe Diot, E...
BCSHCI
2007
14 years 13 days ago
A survey on common practice in designing audio in the user interface
The current practice of designing the auditory mode in the user interface is poorly understood. In this survey, we aim at revealing the common understanding of the role of audio i...
Christopher Frauenberger, Tony Stockman, Marie-Luc...
BCSHCI
2007
14 years 13 days ago
Docile avatars: aesthetics, experience, and sexual interaction in Second Life
Second Life, a participant-created multi-user virtual environment (MUVE), gained sudden media acclaim in 2006. Prior to that, the world was developing many of the characteristics ...
Shaowen Bardzell, Jeffrey Bardzell