Persistent online environments, such as multi-player games, exhibit a complex social organisation. These environments often feature large social groupings and elaborate cooperativ...
This paper describes a novel form of display using tactile output. Tactons, or tactile icons, are structured tactile messages that can be used to communicate message to users non-...
We present a set of interaction techniques that make novel use of a small pressure-sensitive pad to allow one-handed direct control of a large number of parameters. The surface of...
Most information retrieval (IR) interfaces are designed for a single user working with a dedicated interface. We present a system in which the IR interface has been fully integrat...
Alan F. Blackwell, Mark Stringer, Eleanor F. Toye,...
This paper presents ethnographic fieldwork on Friendster, an online dating site utilizing social networks to encourage friend-of-friend connections. I discuss how Friendster appli...
The focus of this panel will be on aging and technology. The intent is to demonstrate how technology can be used to help older adults remain independent, productive and connected ...
Herman Bouma, Sara J. Czaja, Hiroyuki Umemuro, Wen...
Multimodal interactive systems support multiple interaction techniques such as the synergistic use of speech, gesture and eye gaze tracking. The flexibility they offer results in ...
The perception of feeling cared for has beneficial consequences in education, psychotherapy, and medicine. Results from a longitudinal study of simulated caring by a computer are ...
When acquiring a target located on a different screen, multi-monitor users face a challenge: differences in resolution and vertical and horizontal offsets between screens cause th...
Patrick Baudisch, Edward Cutrell, Ken Hinckley, Ro...
The explosion of the amount of information available in digital form has made search a hot research topic for the Information Management Community. While most of the research on s...
Ofer Bergman, Richard P. Boardman, Jacek Gwizdka, ...