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CHI
2004
ACM
14 years 12 months ago
Twiddler typing: one-handed chording text entry for mobile phones
An experienced user of the Twiddler, a one?handed chording keyboard, averages speeds of 60 words per minute with letter?by?letter typing of standard test phrases. This fast typing...
Kent Lyons, Thad Starner, Daniel Plaisted, James F...
CHI
2004
ACM
14 years 12 months ago
Think different: increasing online community participation using uniqueness and group dissimilarity
Online communities can help people form productive relationships. Unfortunately, this potential is not always fulfilled: many communities fail, and designers don't have a sol...
Pamela J. Ludford, Dan Cosley, Dan Frankowski, Lor...
CHI
2004
ACM
14 years 12 months ago
Understanding the micronote lifecycle: improving mobile support for informal note taking
People frequently write messages to themselves. These informal, hurried personal jottings serve as temporary storage for notable information as well as reminders for future action...
Min Lin, Wayne G. Lutters, Tina S. Kim
CHI
2004
ACM
14 years 12 months ago
Virtual guiding avatar: an effective procedure to reduce simulator sickness in virtual environments
This study developed a new procedure, a Virtual Guiding Avatar (VGA), which combined self-motion prediction cues and an independent visual background (IVB) to alleviate simulator ...
James Jeng-Weei Lin, Habib Abi-Rached, Michal Laha...
CHI
2004
ACM
14 years 12 months ago
Collision warning design to mitigate driver distraction
As computers and other information technology move into cars and trucks, distraction-related crashes are likely to become an important problem. This paper begins to address this p...
John D. Lee, Joshua D. Hoffman, Elizabeth Hayes
CHI
2004
ACM
14 years 12 months ago
Feeling bumps and holes without a haptic interface: the perception of pseudo-haptic textures
We present a new interaction technique to simulate textures in desktop applications without a haptic interface. The proposed technique consists in modifying the motion of the curs...
Anatole Lécuyer, Jean-Marie Burkhardt, Laur...
CHI
2004
ACM
14 years 12 months ago
Slash(dot) and burn: distributed moderation in a large online conversation space
Can a system of distributed moderation quickly and consistently separate high and low quality comments in an online conversation? Analysis of the site Slashdot.org suggests that t...
Cliff Lampe, Paul Resnick
CHI
2004
ACM
14 years 12 months ago
Dual ecologies of robot as communication media: thoughts on coordinating orientations and projectability
The aim of our study is to investigate systems for supporting remote instruction via a mobile robot. In the real world, instructions are typically given through words and body ori...
Hideaki Kuzuoka, Keiichi Yamazaki, Akiko Yamazaki,...
CHI
2004
ACM
14 years 12 months ago
Telemurals: linking remote spaces with social catalysts
ls is an abstract audio-video installation that seeks to initiate and sustain interaction between and within two remote spaces. Our goal is to improve the social aspects of casual...
Karrie Karahalios, Judith S. Donath
CHI
2004
ACM
14 years 12 months ago
Predictive human performance modeling made easy
Although engineering models of user behavior have enjoyed a rich history in HCI, they have yet to have a widespread impact due to the complexities of the modeling process. In this...
Bonnie E. John, Konstantine C. Prevas, Dario D. Sa...