CHI
2008
ACM
2008
ACM
The effects of empathetic virtual characters on presence in narrative-centered learning environments
14 years 7 months ago
Recent years have seen a growing interest in the role that narrative can play in learning. With the emergence of narrative-centered learning environments that engage students by d...
CHI
2008
ACM
14 years 7 months ago
2008
ACM
Food is a central part of our lives. Fundamentally, we need food to survive. Socially, food is something that brings people together?individuals interact through and around it. Cu...
CHI
2008
ACM
14 years 7 months ago
2008
ACM
We present a method for browsing videos by directly dragging their content. This method brings the benefits of direct manipulation to an activity typically mediated by widgets. We...
CHI
2008
ACM
14 years 7 months ago
2008
ACM
Threshold devices present information gathered from the home's surroundings to give new views on the domestic situation. We built two prototypes of different threshold device...
CHI
2008
ACM
14 years 7 months ago
2008
ACM
Current user interfaces for Web search, including browsers and search engine sites, typically treat search as a transient activity. However, people often conduct complex, multique...
CHI
2008
ACM
14 years 7 months ago
2008
ACM
Touchpad and touchscreen interaction using multiple fingers is emerging as a valuable form of high-degree-of-freedom input. While bimanual interaction has been extensively studied...
CHI
2008
ACM
14 years 7 months ago
2008
ACM
The interoperability of disparate data types and sources has been a long standing problem and a hindering factor for the efficacy and efficiency in visual exploration applications...
CHI
2008
ACM
14 years 7 months ago
2008
ACM
Current practice in Human Computer Interaction as encouraged by educational institutes, academic review processes, and institutions with usability groups advocate usability evalua...
CHI
2008
ACM
14 years 7 months ago
2008
ACM
What happens when the domains of HCI design and money intersect? This paper presents analyses from an ethnographic study of virtual currency use in China to discuss implications f...
CHI
2008
ACM
14 years 7 months ago
2008
ACM
The advent of novel materials (such as conductive fibers) combined with accessible embedded computing platforms have made it possible to re-imagine the landscapes of fabric and el...