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CHI
2011
ACM
14 years 4 months ago
Why is my internet slow?: making network speeds visible
With widespread broadband adoption, more households report experiencing sub-optimal speeds. Not only are slow speeds frustrating, they may indicate consumers are not receiving the...
Marshini Chetty, David Haslem, Andrew Baird, Ugoch...
SIGIR
2009
ACM
15 years 7 months ago
Web searching for daily living
The new concept proposed in this paper is a query free web search that automatically retrieves a web page including information related to the daily activity that we are currently...
Takuya Maekawa, Yutaka Yanagisawa, Yasushi Sakurai...
ACMDIS
2006
ACM
15 years 7 months ago
The history tablecloth: illuminating domestic activity
The History Tablecloth is a flexible substrate screen-printed with electroluminescent material forming a grid of lace-like elements. When objects are left on the table, cells bene...
William W. Gaver, John Bowers, Andy Boucher, Andy ...
ECTEL
2011
Springer
14 years 29 days ago
Remote Collaborative Multi-user Informal Learning Experiences: Design and Evaluation
This paper presents a customizable system used to develop a collaborative multi-user problem solving game. It addresses the increasing demand for appealing informal learning experi...
Ernesto Arroyo, Valeria Righi, Roger Tarrago, Patr...
CHI
2009
ACM
16 years 1 months ago
UbiGreen: investigating a mobile tool for tracking and supporting green transportation habits
The greatest contributor of CO2 emissions in the average American household is personal transportation. Because transportation is inherently a mobile activity, mobile devices are ...
Jon Froehlich, Tawanna Dillahunt, Predrag V. Klasn...