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INTERACT
2007
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An E-gov Service for Retirement Applying by Illiterate and Disabled People
This paper describes an e-gov service that provides a mean to require urban or rural retirement benefits. It also discusses its usability and accessibility in order to assist disa...
Daniel Pataca, Sônia Kutiishi, Esther Meneze...
INTERACT
2007
13 years 10 months ago
FaericWorld: Browsing Multimedia Events Through Static Documents and Links
This paper describes a novel browsing paradigm, taking benefit of the various types of links (e.g. thematic, temporal, references, etc.) that can be automatically built between mul...
Maurizio Rigamonti, Denis Lalanne, Rolf Ingold
INTERACT
2007
13 years 10 months ago
Face-to-Face Sociability Signs Made Explicit in CMC
This paper discusses how semiotic engineering can support the formulation of problems and solutions involved in handling face-to-face (F2F) sociability models in computer-mediated ...
Carla Faria Leitão, Clarisse Sieckenius de ...
INTERACT
2007
13 years 10 months ago
Playful Probing: Making Probing More Fun
We present a methodological variation of cultural probing called playful probing. In playful probing games are developed according to the area investigated, to enhance participants...
Regina Bernhaupt, Astrid Weiss, Marianna Obrist, M...
INTERACT
2007
13 years 10 months ago
Electronic Communication: Themes from a Case Study of the Deaf Community
We present a qualitative, exploratory study to examine the space of electronic communication (e.g. instant messaging, short message service, email) by Deaf teenagers in the greater...
Valerie Henderson-Summet, Rebecca E. Grinter, Jenn...
INTERACT
2007
13 years 10 months ago
The Adaptive Hybrid Cursor: A Pressure-Based Target Selection Technique for Pen-Based User Interfaces
We present the Adaptive Hybrid Cursor, a novel target acquisition technique for pen-based interfaces. To assist a user in a target selection task, this technique automatically adap...
Xiangshi Ren, Jibin Yin, Shengdong Zhao, Yang Li
INTERACT
2007
13 years 10 months ago
Usability, from a Bigger Picture
This paper presents the strategy of Mercedes Sanchez Usabilidade, a Brazilian consultancy firm, to spread the usability concept among consumers and companies in a way that no other...
Mercedes Sanchez, José Luis Adán Gil
INTERACT
2007
13 years 10 months ago
MarkerClock: A Communicating Augmented Clock for Elderly
Abstract. This paper presents markerClock, a communication appliance embedded into a clock and designed for seniors as a simple and intuitive device. MarkerClock enhances seniorsâ€...
Yann Riche, Wendy E. Mackay
INTERACT
2007
13 years 10 months ago
Meta-design: Expanding Boundaries and Redistributing Control in Design
Meta-design is an emerging conceptual framework aimed at defining and creating socio-technical environments as living entities. It extends existing design methodologies focused on ...
Gerhard Fischer