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CHI
2009
ACM
15 years 2 days ago
Scientometric analysis of the CHI proceedings
The CHI conference has grown rapidly over the last 26 years. We present a quantitative analysis on the countries and organizations that contribute to its success. Only 7.8 percent...
Christoph Bartneck, Jun Hu
CHI
2009
ACM
15 years 2 days ago
Where to locate wearable displays?: reaction time performance of visual alerts from tip to toe
Advances in electronics have brought the promise of wearable computers to near reality. Previous research has investigated where computers can be located on the human body ? criti...
Chris Harrison, Brian Y. Lim, Aubrey Shick, Scott ...
CHI
2009
ACM
15 years 2 days ago
Using strokes as command shortcuts: cognitive benefits and toolkit support
This paper investigates using stroke gestures as shortcuts to menu selection. We first experimentally measured the performance and ease of learning of stroke shortcuts in comparis...
Caroline Appert, Shumin Zhai
CHI
2009
ACM
15 years 2 days ago
Reduced empathizing skills increase challenges for user-centered design
User-Centered Design is surprisingly difficult. One of the biggest issues, certainly for those with no HCI or usability experience, is a lack of appreciation of how users think an...
William Hudson
CHI
2009
ACM
15 years 2 days ago
Difficulties in establishing common ground in multiparty groups using machine translation
When people communicate in their native languages using machine translation, they face various problems in constructing common ground. This study investigates the difficulties of ...
Naomi Yamashita, Rieko Inaba, Hideaki Kuzuoka, Tor...
CHI
2009
ACM
15 years 2 days ago
Tactile motion instructions for physical activities
While learning new motor skills, we often rely on feedback from a trainer. Auditive feedback and demonstrations are used most frequently, but in many domains they are inappropriat...
Daniel Spelmezan, Mareike Jacobs, Anke Hilgers, Ja...
CHI
2009
ACM
15 years 2 days ago
Comparing the use of tangible and graphical programming languages for informal science education
Much of the work done in the field of tangible interaction has focused on creating tools for learning; however, in many cases, little evidence has been provided that tangible inte...
Michael S. Horn, Erin Treacy Solovey, R. Jordan Cr...
CHI
2009
ACM
15 years 2 days ago
From x-rays to silly putty via Uranus: serendipity and its role in web search
The act of encountering information unexpectedly has long been identified as valuable, both as a joy in itself and as part of task-focused problem solving. There has been a concer...
Jaime Teevan, Paul André, Susan T. Dumais