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CHI
2006
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
The comforting presence of relational agents
In this paper we describe an on-going experiment on the calming effects of a relational agent on users following a social bonding interaction. Applications to a range of health ca...
Timothy W. Bickmore, Daniel Schulman
CHI
2006
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
RoomBugs: simulating insect infestations in elementary classrooms
This paper presents research on a collaborative learning environment in an urban elementary science classroom. The application, called RoomBugs, simulates a dynamic ecosystem of i...
Michael Barron, Tom Moher, Jeff Maharry
CHI
2006
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
Entertainment media at home: looking at the social aspects
In this paper, we consider how the relationship between content providers and content consumers is modified by configuration (especially in the case of end-user programming) and b...
Louise Barkhuus, Jennifer Ann Rode, Genevieve Bell
CHI
2006
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
PygmyBrowse: a small screen tree browser
We present PygmyBrowse, a browser that allows users to navigate a tree data structure in a limited amount of display space. A pilot evaluation of PygmyBrowse was conducted, and re...
Zvi Band, Ryen W. White
CHI
2006
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
In search of end-users
Learning from end-users is essential to participatory design. In order to learn from end-users we need to find end-users to collaborate with. However, finding end-users can be the...
Rachel K. E. Bellamy, Tracee Vetting Wolf, Rhonda ...
CHI
2006
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
Making memories: applying user input logs to interface design and evaluation
In this paper, we describe our approach to designing interface components that automate the logging of user input. These recorded logs of user-system interactions can serve as a b...
Tamara Babaian, Wendy T. Lucas, Heikki Topi
CHI
2006
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
The effect of miscommunication rate on user response preferences
We report results from a small Wizard-of-Oz study investigating user responses to miscommunications in speech dialogue systems. We explore the separate and joint effects of miscom...
Carolyn Penstein Rosé, Hua Ai, Thomas Harri...
CHI
2006
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
PhotoArcs: a tool for creating and sharing photo-narratives
The PhotoArcs interface aims to enable easy and fun creation and manipulation of photo-narratives to encourage sharing and interaction. PhotoArcs leverages the benefits of existin...
Morgan Ames, Lilia Manguy
CHI
2006
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
ButterflyNet: a mobile capture and access system for field biology research
Through a study of field biology practices, we observed that biology fieldwork generates a wealth of heterogeneous information, requiring substantial labor to coordinate and disti...
Ron B. Yeh, Chunyuan Liao, Scott R. Klemmer, Fran&...
CHI
2006
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
Ethnography in the kindergarten: examining children's play experiences
This paper describes an ethnographic study completed within a kindergarten environment with the view of gaining insights into the development of new technology for young children....
Peta Wyeth