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ACMIDC
2011
13 years 2 months ago
Pop goes the cell phone: asynchronous messaging for preschoolers
This paper outlines a series of experiments to develop asynchronous messaging systems for preschool aged children. Three unique systems build on a foundational design called Toast...
Hayes Raffle, Rafael Ballagas, Glenda Revelle, Koi...
ACHI
2010
IEEE
13 years 2 months ago
Multi-language Ontology-Based Search Engine
Abstract—One of the first Multi-Language Information Retrieval (MLIR) systems was implemented in 1969 by Gerard Salton who enhanced his SMART system to retrieve multilingual doc...
Leyla Zhuhadar, Olfa Nasraoui, Robert Wyatt, Eliza...
HAPTICS
2011
IEEE
13 years 2 months ago
On the 1/f noise and non-integer harmonic decay of the interaction of a finger sliding on flat and sinusoidal surfaces
Fluctuations of the frictional force arising from the stroke of a finger against flat and sinusoidal surfaces are studied. A custommade high-resolution friction force sensor, ab...
Michael Wiertlewski, Charles Hudin, Vincent Haywar...
HAPTICS
2011
IEEE
13 years 2 months ago
Toward haptic/aural touchscreen display of graphical mathematics for the education of blind students
We propose the use of a haptic touchscreen to convey graphical and mathematical concepts through aural and/or vibratory tactile feedback. We hypothesize that an important applicat...
Jenna L. Toennies, Jessica Burgner, Thomas J. With...
HAPTICS
2011
IEEE
13 years 2 months ago
Weak spatial constancy in touch
We propose extending the concept of spatial constancy to haptic perception. In vision, spatial constancy refers to the conversion of retinotopic signals into spatiotopic represent...
Mark Wexler, Vincent Hayward
HAPTICS
2011
IEEE
13 years 2 months ago
Experimental evaluation of a haptic interface for endoscopic simulation
The main goal of virtual reality based surgery simulators with haptic feedback is to provide an alternative to traditional training methods on animals, cadavers or real patients. ...
Evren Samur, Lionel Flaction, Hannes Bleuler
CHI
2010
ACM
13 years 5 months ago
Who falls for phish?: a demographic analysis of phishing susceptibility and effectiveness of interventions
In this paper we present the results of a roleplay survey instrument administered to 1001 online survey respondents to study both the relationship between demographics and phishin...
Steve Sheng, Mandy B. Holbrook, Ponnurangam Kumara...
ACMDIS
2010
ACM
13 years 5 months ago
Human-to-dancer interaction: designing for embodied performances in a participatory installation
In this article we describe the creation and exhibit of a participatory installation performance. Graffiti Dance allows the audience to graffiti paint with light onto a buildings ...
David A. Shamma, Renata M. Sheppard, Jürgen S...