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HCI
2009
13 years 10 months ago
PC-Based Rehabilitation System with Biofeedback
Abstract. The purpose of this research is to emphasize on the concept of integrating computer and interactive technologies to the rehabilitation robotic with biofeedback. First, th...
Chih-Fu Wu, Jeih-Jang Liou
HCI
2009
13 years 10 months ago
Development of Portable Robotic Operation Terminals to Achieve Increased Safety and Usability and a Study on the Effectiveness o
In factory automation (FA) industry, it is essential for the working environment using industrial robots to be provided with measures that assure operator's safety and good us...
Hidetoshi Fukui, Satoshi Yonejima, Masatake Yamano...
HCI
2009
13 years 10 months ago
Mobile-Banking Adoption and Usage by Low-Literate, Low-Income Users in the Developing World
Due to the increasing penetration of mobile phones even in poor communities, mobile-phone-enabled banking (m-banking) services are being increasingly targeted at the "unbanked...
Indrani Medhi, Aishwarya Ratan, Kentaro Toyama
HCI
2009
13 years 10 months ago
Cross-Culture and Website Design: Cultural Movements and Settled Cultural Variables
This paper reports on research carried out to determine the settled as well as other types of cultural markers including interface design elements and cultural dimensions that are ...
Abdalghani Mushtaha, Olga De Troyer
HCI
2009
13 years 10 months ago
txteagle: Mobile Crowdsourcing
We present txteagle, a system that enables people to earn small amounts of money by completing simple tasks on their mobile phone for corporations who pay them in either airtime or...
Nathan Eagle
HCI
2009
13 years 10 months ago
Testing of a Novel Web Browser Interface for the Chinese Market
This paper compares the perspicacity, appropriateness and preference of web browser icons from leading software providers with those of a culturespecific design. This online study ...
Siu-Tsen Shen, Stephen D. Prior, Kuen-Meau Chen
HCI
2009
13 years 10 months ago
Internationalization and Localization of Websites: Navigation in English Language and Chinese Language Sites
Guidelines exist for the internationalization and localization of websites, but these do not mention possible changes in the layout of navigational elements on websites. Two studie...
Helen Petrie, Christopher Power, Wei Song
HCI
2009
13 years 10 months ago
Emergent Design: Serendipity in Digital Educational Games
Using computer games for educational purposes is a fascinating idea that is getting increasingly popular amongst educators, researchers, and developers. From a technical as well as...
Michael D. Kickmeier-Rust, Dietrich Albert
HCI
2009
13 years 10 months ago
Effect of an Eyesight Recovering Stereoscopic Movie System on Visual Acuity and Asthenopia
Relaxing the contracted muscles involved in focus-adjustment around the eyeball, such as the ciliary body and extraocular muscles, is expected to improve pseudomyopia. This hypothe...
Akihiro Sugiura, Tetsuya Yamamoto, Hiroki Takada, ...