In this paper we present "Homie" an artificial companion for elderly people. Our approach emphasizes amusement and benefit - amusement in form of entertainment and benef...
Working as a usability professional in the open source arena is a challenging task. The decentralized and engineering-driven approach of open source projects can be at odds with c...
It is accepted that changes in technology, work practices and the general socio-economic environment affect the way we plan and perform tasks. Support, opportunity and pressure fo...
Many people do not read easily. They may have an impairment such as a visual problem. They may be reading in stressful conditions or poor light, or perhaps they are reading in a s...
Many contemporary approaches to environmental sustainability focus on the end-consumer. In this panel, we explore lessons from small food producers for future development of HCI a...
Tad Hirsch, Phoebe Sengers, Eli Blevis, Richard Be...