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CHI
2005
ACM
14 years 12 months ago
Programmatic semantics for natural language interfaces
An important way of making interfaces usable by nonexpert users is to enable the use of natural language input, as in natural language query interfaces to databases, or MUDs and M...
Hugo Liu, Henry Lieberman
CHI
2005
ACM
14 years 12 months ago
Designing interfaces to afford enjoyable social interactions by collocated groups
The main aim of this research is to understand how domestic technologies for collocated groups can be designed to afford enjoyable social interactions. A secondary aim is to devis...
Siân E. Lindley
CHI
2005
ACM
14 years 12 months ago
Quality, value(s) and choice: exploring deeper outcomes for HCI products
Ann Light, Peter J. Wild, Andy Dearden, Michael J....
CHI
2005
ACM
14 years 12 months ago
A gesture-based american sign language game for deaf children
We present a system designed to facilitate language development in deaf children. The children interact with a computer game using American Sign Language (ASL). The system consist...
Seungyon Claire Lee, Valerie L. Henderson, Harley ...
CHI
2005
ACM
14 years 12 months ago
Understanding research trends in conferences using paperLens
PaperLens is a novel visualization that reveals trends, connections, and activity throughout a conference community. It tightly couples views across papers, authors, and reference...
Bongshin Lee, Mary Czerwinski, George G. Robertson...
CHI
2005
ACM
14 years 12 months ago
Breaking the laws of action in the user interface
Fitts' law, Steering law and Law of crossing, collectively known as the laws of action, model the speed-accuracy tradeoffs in common HCI tasks. These laws impose a certain sp...
Per Ola Kristensson
CHI
2005
ACM
14 years 12 months ago
HOMIE: an artificial companion for elderly people
In this paper we present "Homie" an artificial companion for elderly people. Our approach emphasizes amusement and benefit - amusement in form of entertainment and benef...
Simone Kriglstein, Gunter Wallner
CHI
2005
ACM
14 years 12 months ago
Implications for designing the user experience of DVD menus
DVD menus often miss out on usability and are complex and difficult to navigate through. One of the main problems is the lack of design standards. By conducting an expert walkthro...
Thomas Költringer, Martin Tomitsch, Karin Kap...
CHI
2005
ACM
14 years 12 months ago
Dynamic speedometer: dashboard redesign to discourage drivers from speeding
We apply HCI design principles to redesign the dashboard of the automobile to address the problem of speeding. We prototyped and evaluated a new speedometer designed with the expl...
Manu Kumar, Taemie Kim
CHI
2005
ACM
14 years 12 months ago
Work coordination, workflow, and workarounds in a medical context
In this paper we report an ethnographic study of workarounds--informal temporary practices for handling exceptions to normal workflow--in a hospital environment. Workarounds are a...
Marina Kobayashi, Susan R. Fussell, Yan Xiao, F. J...