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CHI
2007
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
Disruption and recovery of computing tasks: field study, analysis, and directions
We report on a field study of the multitasking behavior of computer users focused on the suspension and resumption of tasks. Data was collected with a tool that logged users'...
Shamsi T. Iqbal, Eric Horvitz
CHI
2007
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
Understanding videowork
In this paper we elucidate the patterns of behavior of home movie makers through a study of 12 families and a separate focus group of 7 teenagers. Analogous to a similar study of ...
David S. Kirk, Abigail Sellen, Richard H. R. Harpe...
CHI
2007
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
Revisiting and validating a model of two-thumb text entry
MacKenzie and Soukoreff have previously introduced a Fitts' Law?based performance model of expert two?thumb text entry on mini?QWERTY keyboards [4]. In this work we validate ...
Edward Clarkson, Kent Lyons, James Clawson, Thad S...
CHI
2007
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
An empirical study of the use of visually enhanced voip audio conferencing: the case of IEAC
IBM Enhanced Audio Conferencing (IEAC) is a VoIPbased audio conferencing system that, like several other systems, provides a visualization showing who is present and their states ...
Xianghua Ding, Thomas Erickson, Wendy A. Kellogg, ...
CHI
2007
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
Shoogle: excitatory multimodal interaction on mobile devices
Shoogle is a novel, intuitive interface for sensing data within a mobile device, such as presence and properties of text messages or remaining resources. It is based around active...
John Williamson, Roderick Murray-Smith, Stephen Hu...
CHI
2007
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
Work-centered design: a case study of a mixed-initiative scheduler
We present the case study of a complex, mixed-initiative scheduling system to illustrate Work-Centered Design (WCD), a new approach for the design of information systems. WCD is b...
Keith A. Butler, Jiajie Zhang, Chris Esposito, Ali...
CHI
2007
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
Modeling the impact of shared visual information on collaborative reference
A number of recent studies have demonstrated that groups benefit considerably from access to shared visual information. This is due, in part, to the communicative efficiencies pro...
Darren Gergle, Carolyn Penstein Rosé, Rober...
CHI
2007
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
Consistency, multiple monitors, and multiple windows
We present an evaluation of mudibo, a prototype system for determining the position of dialog boxes in a multiplemonitor system. The analysis shows that, when compared to a standa...
Dugald Ralph Hutchings, John T. Stasko
CHI
2007
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
An adaptive & adaptable approach to enhance web graphics accessibility for visually impaired people
To date, efforts have been made to enable visually impaired people to gain access to graphics on the Internet. However, these studies only offer a solution for a specific type of ...
Chui Chui Tan, Wai Yu, Graham McAllister
CHI
2007
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
Social dynamics of early stage co-design in developing regions
Technology arguably has the potential to play a key role in improving the lives of people in developing regions. However, these communities are not well understood and designers m...
Divya Ramachandran, Matthew Kam, Jane Chiu, John F...