Practitioners working in HCI make implicit assumptions about gender and skill in conducting design work. More frequently than not, assumptions about both the gender of computer system users, and definitions of skill relied on in designing computer systems, remain hidden (exceptions include 1,2,10,16). Here, the importance of addressing gender and skill in HCI activities is addressed through a focus on participatory design (PD) and ergonomics. In the tradition of participatory posters [11] participants are asked to engage in generating knowledge about gender and skill in HCI by providing citations to relevant work, and/or anecdotes from their design experience (by computer entry or video clips).
{"title":"Gender and skill in human computer interaction","authors":"E. Balka","doi":"10.1145/257089.257174","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/257089.257174","url":null,"abstract":"Practitioners working in HCI make implicit assumptions about gender and skill in conducting design work. More frequently than not, assumptions about both the gender of computer system users, and definitions of skill relied on in designing computer systems, remain hidden (exceptions include 1,2,10,16). Here, the importance of addressing gender and skill in HCI activities is addressed through a focus on participatory design (PD) and ergonomics. In the tradition of participatory posters [11] participants are asked to engage in generating knowledge about gender and skill in HCI by providing citations to relevant work, and/or anecdotes from their design experience (by computer entry or video clips).","PeriodicalId":281135,"journal":{"name":"Conference Companion on Human Factors in Computing Systems","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134353609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This is a hands-on introduction to the interaction, potential and behavior of color based on the teaching of Josef Albers and the method of Bauhaus foundation courses. Personal discovery rather than theory is emphasized.
{"title":"Dynamics of color","authors":"A. G. Johansen, Hal Shubin","doi":"10.1145/257089.257382","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/257089.257382","url":null,"abstract":"This is a hands-on introduction to the interaction, potential and behavior of color based on the teaching of Josef Albers and the method of Bauhaus foundation courses. Personal discovery rather than theory is emphasized.","PeriodicalId":281135,"journal":{"name":"Conference Companion on Human Factors in Computing Systems","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131441149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Naomi Friedlander, R. Baecker, Alan J. Rosenthal, Eric Smith
MAD (Movie Authoring and Design) is a novel design and authoring system that facilitates the process of creating dynamic visual presentations. MAD aids this process by simultaneously allowing easy creation and modification of structured motion pictures and visualization of the result of the modifications. The principles behind MAD include hierarchical multimedia document representation, the flexible inclusion and combination of words, images, sounds, and video sequences, and real-time playback of a rough version of the final film at any time in the process. MAD represents a paradigm shift both from traditional methods of authoring and producing motion pictures and from modem multimedia authoring tools. Its development therefore required in-depth observation of a variety of users working on a variety of film-making projects. This demonstration will present the key concepts underlying MAD, demonstrate the current, second-generation prototype software, and review how we have worked with users in an iterative design process and how studies of the work of these users have informed key design issues.
{"title":"MAD: a movie authoring and design system","authors":"Naomi Friedlander, R. Baecker, Alan J. Rosenthal, Eric Smith","doi":"10.1145/257089.257101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/257089.257101","url":null,"abstract":"MAD (Movie Authoring and Design) is a novel design and authoring system that facilitates the process of creating dynamic visual presentations. MAD aids this process by simultaneously allowing easy creation and modification of structured motion pictures and visualization of the result of the modifications. The principles behind MAD include hierarchical multimedia document representation, the flexible inclusion and combination of words, images, sounds, and video sequences, and real-time playback of a rough version of the final film at any time in the process. MAD represents a paradigm shift both from traditional methods of authoring and producing motion pictures and from modem multimedia authoring tools. Its development therefore required in-depth observation of a variety of users working on a variety of film-making projects. This demonstration will present the key concepts underlying MAD, demonstrate the current, second-generation prototype software, and review how we have worked with users in an iterative design process and how studies of the work of these users have informed key design issues.","PeriodicalId":281135,"journal":{"name":"Conference Companion on Human Factors in Computing Systems","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115794198","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
In this workshop we are concerned with understanding the relationship between user autonomy, the user interface, and computer system design. By autonomy we mean the capability to act on the basis of one’s own decisions; to be guided by one’s own reasons, desires, and goals. When actions are unduly constrained or restricted then autonomy may be diminished or violated. Evaluating the interface and system design in relation to user autonomy involves uncovering the extent to which systems either enhance or diminish autonomy.
{"title":"User autonomy: who should control what and when?","authors":"Batya Friedman, H. Nissenbaum","doi":"10.1145/257089.257434","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/257089.257434","url":null,"abstract":"In this workshop we are concerned with understanding the relationship between user autonomy, the user interface, and computer system design. By autonomy we mean the capability to act on the basis of one’s own decisions; to be guided by one’s own reasons, desires, and goals. When actions are unduly constrained or restricted then autonomy may be diminished or violated. Evaluating the interface and system design in relation to user autonomy involves uncovering the extent to which systems either enhance or diminish autonomy.","PeriodicalId":281135,"journal":{"name":"Conference Companion on Human Factors in Computing Systems","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124293856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Technology to support groups is rapidly coming into use and is starting to have an impact on us, our organizations, and society. This course addresses recent experiences, current possibilities, and future trends and shocks. Lecture and video illustrations are accompanied by discussions in which participants organize and present their collective experiences with and interests in groupware and workflow technologies, and CSCW issues and methods. The instructors summarize the current composition of the CSCW community and the state of the art in technology, and organize discussion of fundamental challenges that face us as users (and developers) of these technologies.
{"title":"CSCW, groupware and workflow: experiences, state of art, and future trends","authors":"J. Grudin, S. Poltrock","doi":"10.1145/257089.257357","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/257089.257357","url":null,"abstract":"Technology to support groups is rapidly coming into use and is starting to have an impact on us, our organizations, and society. This course addresses recent experiences, current possibilities, and future trends and shocks. Lecture and video illustrations are accompanied by discussions in which participants organize and present their collective experiences with and interests in groupware and workflow technologies, and CSCW issues and methods. The instructors summarize the current composition of the CSCW community and the state of the art in technology, and organize discussion of fundamental challenges that face us as users (and developers) of these technologies.","PeriodicalId":281135,"journal":{"name":"Conference Companion on Human Factors in Computing Systems","volume":"84 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116188873","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Software usability is a function of how well the software supports the user’s situated tasks, so it is important for the software developer to acquire a sound knowledge of the user’s roles, tasks and working environment. The research reported here assumes that the user is a primary source of such knowledge and examines how this knowledge may feed directly into the software developer’s understanding through user-developer cooperation in analysis and modelling. This short paper briefly reports on the use of task models as representations to support cooperative analysis and concludes that task models provide a useful common ground for user-developer communication and cooperation.
{"title":"Task model support for cooperative analysis","authors":"E. O'Neill","doi":"10.1145/257089.257311","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/257089.257311","url":null,"abstract":"Software usability is a function of how well the software supports the user’s situated tasks, so it is important for the software developer to acquire a sound knowledge of the user’s roles, tasks and working environment. The research reported here assumes that the user is a primary source of such knowledge and examines how this knowledge may feed directly into the software developer’s understanding through user-developer cooperation in analysis and modelling. This short paper briefly reports on the use of task models as representations to support cooperative analysis and concludes that task models provide a useful common ground for user-developer communication and cooperation.","PeriodicalId":281135,"journal":{"name":"Conference Companion on Human Factors in Computing Systems","volume":"118 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116365335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
DESCRIPTIONOF THE SIG User documentation, whether in print or " built usability, standards, in " to the online user interface, is noti a vital element of successful computer products. Managers and developers recognize that the common model of documentation as remediation for deficient design must not persist, but they often don' t know how to build documentation usability into an ongoing product-development effort. Therefore, this meeting—now in its seventh annual session—is a forum on human factors in computer documentation. and the increasing integration of documentation with the user interface, this SIG provides CHI '95 attendees a specific opportunity to discuss recent developments in documentation usability. Topics include:. q 9. Addressing documentation usability early in the product design process Qualitative and quantitative methods for collecting documentation usability data Roles and relationships among documentation o specialists, user-interface designers, and software developers Cost-justifying documentation usability programs The structure of the SIG is informal discussion, moderated by the session leaders. If attendees have additional issues or concerns related to documentation usability, we welcome them. The first five minutes of the session will be used to create and prioritize a list of specific topics for discussion. We will audiotape the session and make either copies of the tape or meeting notes (ciepending on volunteers) available to the SIG participants after the conference.
{"title":"Current issues in assessing and improving documentation usability","authors":"S. Rosenbaum, J. Ramey","doi":"10.1145/257089.257347","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/257089.257347","url":null,"abstract":"DESCRIPTIONOF THE SIG User documentation, whether in print or \" built usability, standards, in \" to the online user interface, is noti a vital element of successful computer products. Managers and developers recognize that the common model of documentation as remediation for deficient design must not persist, but they often don' t know how to build documentation usability into an ongoing product-development effort. Therefore, this meeting—now in its seventh annual session—is a forum on human factors in computer documentation. and the increasing integration of documentation with the user interface, this SIG provides CHI '95 attendees a specific opportunity to discuss recent developments in documentation usability. Topics include:. q 9. Addressing documentation usability early in the product design process Qualitative and quantitative methods for collecting documentation usability data Roles and relationships among documentation o specialists, user-interface designers, and software developers Cost-justifying documentation usability programs The structure of the SIG is informal discussion, moderated by the session leaders. If attendees have additional issues or concerns related to documentation usability, we welcome them. The first five minutes of the session will be used to create and prioritize a list of specific topics for discussion. We will audiotape the session and make either copies of the tape or meeting notes (ciepending on volunteers) available to the SIG participants after the conference.","PeriodicalId":281135,"journal":{"name":"Conference Companion on Human Factors in Computing Systems","volume":"148 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116387696","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Preliminary results and methodology is reported ior the effectiveness of entertainment click-ens in edutainrnent software. Indices for findability, popularity and effectiveness are discussed. School and home use data were obtained from log files built for ~, a CD-ROM math adventure for ages 8-12 published by EA Kids in late 1994.
{"title":"Design issues involving entertainment click-ons","authors":"D. Super, Marv M. Westrom, M. Klawe","doi":"10.1145/257089.257245","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/257089.257245","url":null,"abstract":"Preliminary results and methodology is reported ior the effectiveness of entertainment click-ens in edutainrnent software. Indices for findability, popularity and effectiveness are discussed. School and home use data were obtained from log files built for ~, a CD-ROM math adventure for ages 8-12 published by EA Kids in late 1994.","PeriodicalId":281135,"journal":{"name":"Conference Companion on Human Factors in Computing Systems","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124654181","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
1 Objectives 4 Part One: Introduction and Motivation 12 1.1 Why Spatial Metaphors in Interaction? 14 1.2 Introductory Examples 32 1.3 The Structure of (Spatial) Metaphors 44 1.4 Summary 52 Part Two: A Framework for Understanding Spatialization 62 2.1 The Structure of Spatial Source Domains 64 2.2 What Space Affords its Users 88 2.3 Prototypical Spaces 94 2.4 Properties of Potential Target Domains 104 2.5 Mapping Source to Target Domains 106 2.6 Summary: There is More than One Way to Spatialize 120 Part Three: Design Exercise 124 Part Four: Where is Spatialization Now and Where is it Going? 126 4.1 State of the Art in Spatialized Interfaces 128 4.2 Finding and Assessing Spatial Metaphors 144 4.3 Implementing Spatial Metaphors 154 4.4 Experiences, Open Issues, Critique 162 4.5 Conclusions 176 Proposed Solutions for Exercises 180 References 183 Supplementary Readings 189
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● What will be the state of the CHI community in the year 2006? What kind of work will the members of that community be doing? What will they consider to be the key issues and research questions of the day? What will be the nature of the social and technological context in which their work will occur? What kind of educational preparation and work experience will characterize a successful CHI professional? What body of knowledge and set of skills will form the common ground of the field? These scenarios will then be used to address the question: How can the CHI community create and sustain common ground today that will help it thrive and and make important contributions in 2006 and beyond?
{"title":"CHI ten year view: a community discussion","authors":"Catherine R. Marshall, D. Novick","doi":"10.1145/257089.257345","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/257089.257345","url":null,"abstract":"● What will be the state of the CHI community in the year 2006? What kind of work will the members of that community be doing? What will they consider to be the key issues and research questions of the day? What will be the nature of the social and technological context in which their work will occur? What kind of educational preparation and work experience will characterize a successful CHI professional? What body of knowledge and set of skills will form the common ground of the field? These scenarios will then be used to address the question: How can the CHI community create and sustain common ground today that will help it thrive and and make important contributions in 2006 and beyond?","PeriodicalId":281135,"journal":{"name":"Conference Companion on Human Factors in Computing Systems","volume":"61 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129744663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}