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CHI
2005
ACM
14 years 8 months ago
Assessing differential usage of usenet social accounting meta-data
We describe a usage study of Netscan\Tech, a system that generates and publishes daily a range of social metrics across three dimensions: newsgroup, author, and thread, for a set ...
A. J. Bernheim Brush, Xiaoqing Wang, Tammara Combs...
CHI
2005
ACM
14 years 8 months ago
Tool for accurately predicting website navigation problems, non-problems, problem severity, and effectiveness of repairs
The Cognitive Walkthrough for the Web (CWW) is a partially automated usability evaluation method for identifying and repairing website navigation problems. Building on five earlie...
Marilyn Hughes Blackmon, Muneo Kitajima, Peter G. ...
CHI
2005
ACM
14 years 8 months ago
Grounding needs: achieving common ground via lightweight chat in large, distributed, ad-hoc groups
This paper reports on the emergent use of lightweight text chat to provide important grounding and facilitation information in a large, distributed, ad-hoc group of researchers pa...
Jeremy P. Birnholtz, Thomas A. Finholt, Daniel B. ...
CHI
2005
ACM
14 years 8 months ago
The vacuum: facilitating the manipulation of distant objects
We present the design and evaluation of the vacuum, a new interaction technique that enables quick access to items on areas of a large display that are difficult for a user to rea...
Anastasia Bezerianos, Ravin Balakrishnan
CHI
2005
ACM
14 years 8 months ago
Using context-aware computing to reduce the perceived burden of interruptions from mobile devices
The potential for sensor-enabled mobile devices to proactively present information when and where users need it ranks among the greatest promises of ubiquitous computing. Unfortun...
Joyce Ho, Stephen S. Intille
CHI
2005
ACM
14 years 8 months ago
Snap-and-go: helping users align objects without the modality of traditional snapping
Snapping is a widely used technique that helps users position graphical objects precisely, e.g., to align them with a grid or other graphical objects. Unfortunately, whenever user...
Patrick Baudisch, Edward Cutrell, Ken Hinckley, Ad...
CHI
2005
ACM
14 years 8 months ago
Life on the edge: supporting collaboration in location-based experiences
We study a collaborative location-based game in which groups of `lions' hunt together on a virtual savannah that is overlaid on an open playing field. The game implements a s...
Steve Benford, Duncan Rowland, Martin Flintham, Ad...
CHI
2005
ACM
14 years 8 months ago
Effectiveness of end-user debugging software features: are there gender issues?
Although gender differences in a technological world are receiving significant research attention, much of the research and practice has aimed at how society and education can imp...
Laura Beckwith, Margaret M. Burnett, Susan Wiedenb...
CHI
2005
ACM
14 years 8 months ago
Waterbot: exploring feedback and persuasive techniques at the sink
This paper presents an exploration of user interfaces, persuasive interfaces and feedback techniques in the domain of the sink. Waterbot is a system to inform and motivate behavio...
Ernesto Arroyo, Leonardo Bonanni, Ted Selker
CHI
2005
ACM
14 years 8 months ago
Improving aviation safety with information visualization: a flight simulation study
Many aircraft accidents each year are caused by encounters with invisible airflow hazards. Recent advances in aviation sensor technology offer the potential for aircraft-based sen...
Cecilia R. Aragon, Marti A. Hearst