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BCSHCI
2007
13 years 10 months ago
Names and reference in user interfaces
This short paper argues that references in user interfaces, in particular names and the values they denote, are often designed in a way that is incomplete and inconsistent thereby...
Harold W. Thimbleby, Michael D. Harrison
BCSHCI
2008
13 years 10 months ago
Exploring multimodal robotic interaction through storytelling for Aphasics
In this poster, we propose the design of a multimodal robotic interaction mechanism that is intended to be used by Aphasics for storytelling. Through limited physical interaction,...
Omar Mubin, Abdullah Al Mahmud
BCSHCI
2007
13 years 10 months ago
A pattern-based usability inspection method: first empirical performance measures and future issues
The Usability Pattern Inspection (UPI) is a new usability inspection method designed for the added downstream utility of producing concrete design recommendations. This paper prov...
Martin Schmettow, Sabine Niebuhr
BCSHCI
2008
13 years 10 months ago
Research methods for HCI
The aim of the tutorial is to help researchers, particularly early career researchers, to develop the appropriate skills to make a useful research contribution to Human-Computer I...
Anna Louise Cox, Paul A. Cairns, Harold W. Thimble...
BCSHCI
2007
13 years 10 months ago
ALT text and basic accessibility
Recent surveys have shown that the majority of websites are not accessible. Despite legal obligations and the importance of the internet for disabled people, most websites fail to...
Tom McEwan, Ben Weerts
BCSHCI
2008
13 years 10 months ago
Emotion in HCI: designing for people
Christian Peter, Elizabeth A. Crane, Marc Fabri, H...
BCSHCI
2007
13 years 10 months ago
Creating and analysing models in IBM Task Modeler
We illustrate the basic constituents of a model and demonstrate how the facilities of Task Modeler, such as the visualization options, enable the rapid creation, analysis, and com...
Mark Farmer, Colin Bird
BCSHCI
2007
13 years 10 months ago
Figuring configuration: "everyday" users and end-user configuration of pervasive computing environments
The research outlined investigates strategies that nonprogramming or “everyday” users may take in interaction with a Pervasive Computing Environment within relevant domains sp...
Thom Heslop
BCSHCI
2008
13 years 10 months ago
HCI and the older population
HCI issues for older people are extremely important the rapidly ageing population in developed cou addition, technology offers great potential for this but it will only be useful ...
Joy Goodman-Deane, Suzette Keith, Gill Whitney
BCSHCI
2007
13 years 10 months ago
Voice art: investigating paralinguistic voice as a mode of interaction to create visual art
In this paper, we report on our investigation into people’s ability to use the volume of their voice to control cursor movement to create drawings. Early analysis of the results...
Dharani Priyahansika Perera, R. T. Jim Eales, Kath...