Sciweavers

CHI
2007
ACM
14 years 7 months ago
iPod distraction: effects of portable music-player use on driver performance
Portable music players such as Apple's iPod have become ubiquitous in many environments, but one environment in particular has elicited new safety concerns and challenges -in...
Dario D. Salvucci, Daniel Markley, Mark Zuber, Dun...
CHI
2007
ACM
14 years 7 months ago
Jogging the distance
People enjoy jogging with others for social and motivational reasons. However, as reported by forum participants, finding a compatible, local jogging partner who shares the abilit...
Shannon O'Brien, Florian Mueller
CHI
2007
ACM
14 years 7 months ago
Watching together: integrating text chat with video
Watching video online is becoming increasingly popular, and new video streaming technologies have the potential to transform video watching from a passive, isolating experience in...
Justin D. Weisz, Sara B. Kiesler, Hui Zhang, Yuqin...
CHI
2007
ACM
14 years 7 months ago
Direct-touch vs. mouse input for tabletop displays
We investigate the differences ? in terms of both quantitative performance and subjective preference ? between direct-touch and mouse input for unimanual and bimanual tasks on tab...
Clifton Forlines, Daniel Wigdor, Chia Shen, Ravin ...
CHI
2007
ACM
14 years 7 months ago
The life and death of online gaming communities: a look at guilds in world of warcraft
Massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) can be fascinating laboratories to observe group dynamics online. In particular, players must form persistent associations or "guil...
Nicolas Ducheneaut, Nicholas Yee, Eric Nickell, Ro...
CHI
2007
ACM
14 years 7 months ago
Move to improve: promoting physical navigation to increase user performance with large displays
In navigating large information spaces, previous work indicates potential advantages of physical navigation (moving eyes, head, body) over virtual navigation (zooming, panning, fl...
Robert Ball, Chris North, Doug A. Bowman
CHI
2007
ACM
14 years 7 months ago
Shift: a technique for operating pen-based interfaces using touch
Retrieving the stylus of a pen-based device takes time and requires a second hand. Especially for short intermittent interactions many users therefore choose to use their bare fin...
Daniel Vogel, Patrick Baudisch
CHI
2007
ACM
14 years 7 months ago
Exploring affective design for physical controls
Physical controls such as knobs, sliders, and buttons are experiencing a revival as many computing systems progress from personal computing architectures towards ubiquitous comput...
Colin Swindells, Karon E. MacLean, Kellogg S. Boot...
CHI
2007
ACM
14 years 7 months ago
Exploring and reducing the effects of orientation on text readability in volumetric displays
Volumetric displays, which provide a 360? view of imagery illuminated in true 3D space, are a promising platform for interactive 3D applications. However, presenting text in volum...
Tovi Grossman, Daniel Wigdor, Ravin Balakrishnan
CHI
2007
ACM
14 years 7 months ago
Sabbath day home automation: "it's like mixing technology and religion"
We present a qualitative study of 20 American Orthodox Jewish families' use of home automation for religious purposes. These lead users offer insight into real-life, longterm...
Allison Woodruff, Sally Augustin, Brooke E. Foucau...