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CHI
2008
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
Renaissance panel: the roles of creative synthesis in innovation
The Renaissance ideal can be expressed as a creative synthesis between cultural disciplines, standing in stark contrast to our traditional focus on scientific specialization. This...
Matthew Hockenberry, Leonardo Bonanni
CHI
2008
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
A solution to interface evolution issues: the multi-layer interface
Updating an operational system is often complex and awkward. In this article, we will explain how the concept of multi-layer interface could facilitate the evolution of operationa...
Bruno Merlin, Christophe Hurter, Raïlane Benh...
CHI
2008
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
Generating and using gaze-based document annotations
In this paper we describe a prototypical system that is able to generate document annotations based on eye movement data. Document parts can be annotated as being read or skimmed....
Georg Buscher, Andreas Dengel, Ludger van Elst, Fl...
CHI
2008
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
Information spaces - building meeting rooms in virtual environments
Virtual worlds are typically designed to recreate the familiar physical world, both in the design of the spaces and the ways that people interact within them. In this paper we des...
Drew Harry, Judith S. Donath
CHI
2008
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
Early olpc experiences in a rural uruguayan school
In this paper, we discuss children's and teachers' experiences in a small rural town in Uruguay where every child in elementary school has received a laptop from the OLP...
Juan Pablo Hourcade, Daiana Beitler, Fernando Corm...
CHI
2008
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
Photochat: communication support system based on sharing photos and notes
This paper proposes PhotoChat, a system that facilitates communication among users who want to share experiences by enabling them to share photos and notes. PhotoChat is designed ...
Yasuyuki Sumi, Jun Ito, Toyoaki Nishida
CHI
2008
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
A resource kit for participatory socio-technical design in rural Kenya
We describe our approach and initial results in the participatory design of technology relevant to local rural livelihoods. Our approach to design and usability proceeds from rese...
Kevin Walker, Joshua Underwood, Timothy Mwololo Wa...
CHI
2008
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
Designing and evaluating mobile phone-based interaction with public displays
This paper outlines the rationale for the workshop topic and offers an overview of its objectives. Keywords Mobile phones, public displays, interaction design, evaluation. ACM Cla...
Corina Sas, Alan J. Dix
CHI
2008
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
Quantifying adaptation parameters for information support of trauma teams
Trauma centers are stressful, noisy and dynamic environments, with many people performing complex tasks, and with little in the way of information support. Information must be pri...
Aleksandra Sarcevic, Michael E. Lesk, Ivan Marsic,...
CHI
2008
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
Beyond the hype: sustainability & HCI
In this panel we explore: (1) the burgeoning discourse on sustainability concerns within HCI, (2) the material and behavioral challenges of sustainability in relation to interacti...
Lisa P. Nathan, Eli Blevis, Batya Friedman, Jay Ha...