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CSCW
2012
ACM
12 years 1 months ago
Dynamic changes in motivation in collaborative citizen-science projects
Online citizen science projects engage volunteers in collecting, analyzing, and curating scientific data. Existing projects have demonstrated the value of using volunteers to coll...
Dana Rotman, Jenny Preece, Jen Hammock, Kezee Proc...
HICSS
2007
IEEE
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14 years 18 days ago
Distributed Knowledge Construction in an Online Community of Inquiry
This paper examines sustained, socially-situated engagement in online learning communities. We propose three levels of engagement that are examined through an empirical study of j...
James Waters, Susan Gasson
CHI
2008
ACM
14 years 6 months ago
Sonic interventions: understanding and extending the domestic soundscape
This paper presents a new study of the role, importance and meaning of sound in the home. Drawing on interview data and sound recordings gathered from seven households, this study...
Gerard Oleksik, David Frohlich, Lorna M. Brown, Ab...
IVA
2005
Springer
13 years 11 months ago
A Conversational Agent as Museum Guide - Design and Evaluation of a Real-World Application
This paper describes an application of the conversational agent Max in a real-world setting. The agent is employed as guide in a public computer museum, where he engages with visit...
Stefan Kopp, Lars Gesellensetter, Nicole C. Kr&aum...
CHI
2007
ACM
14 years 6 months ago
Enhancing ubiquitous computing with user interpretation: field testing the home health horoscope
Domestic ubiquitous computing systems often rely on inferences about activities in the home, but the open-ended, dynamic and heterogeneous nature of the home poses serious problem...
William W. Gaver, Phoebe Sengers, Tobie Kerridge, ...